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{{short description|List of hymns or anthems of educational institutions}} |
{{short description|List of hymns or anthems of educational institutions}} |
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A '''school song''', '''alma mater''',<ref>Mainly used in the USA, from so many of these songs having [[alma mater]] as their [[incipit]].</ref> '''school hymn''' or '''school anthem''' is the patronal [[song]] of a [[school]]. In [[England]], this tradition is particularly strong in [[independent school (UK)|public school]]s and [[Grammar schools in the United Kingdom|grammar school]]s. |
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== Australia == |
== Australia == |
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*[[Somerville House]] |
*[[Somerville House]] — ''[[Our God, Our Help in Ages Past]]'' |
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*[[The Glennie School]] |
*[[The Glennie School]] — ''[[Now Thank We All Our God]]'' |
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*[[St Aloysius' College (Sydney)|St Aloysius College]] |
*[[St Aloysius' College (Sydney)|St Aloysius College]] — The Blue and Gold Forever<ref>{{Cite web |title=The blue and gold forever [music] / words and music by A. Hahn - Catalogue {{!}} National Library of Australia |url=https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1805921 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=catalogue.nla.gov.au |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Canada == |
== Canada == |
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*[[Bishop's College School]] |
*[[Bishop's College School]] — ''[[And did those feet in ancient time]] (Jerusalem)'' & ''Lennoxville Vivat Dicimus'' |
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*[[Cape Breton University]] — "[[Rise Again (The Rankin Family song)|Rise Again]]" |
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*[[Upper Canada College]] — ''[[Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven]]'' |
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== England == |
== England == |
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*[[Barnard Castle School]] |
*[[Barnard Castle School]] — "[[And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time|Jerusalem]]" |
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*[[Douai School]] |
*[[Douai School]] — "[[Ad_multos_annos|Ad Multos Annos]]" |
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*[[Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School]] |
*[[Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School]] — "[[And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time|Jerusalem]]" |
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*[[Harrow School]] |
*[[Harrow School]] — "[[Forty Years On (song)|Forty Years On]]" |
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*[[King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford]] |
*[[King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford]] — [[And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time|Jerusalem]] |
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*[[Millfield]] School |
*[[Millfield]] School — [[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]] |
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*[[London Oratory School|The London Oratory School]] |
*[[London Oratory School|The London Oratory School]] — "Quam Bonum Est" |
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*[[Oundle School]] |
*[[Oundle School]] — "[[Carmen Undeliense]]" |
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*[[Reigate Grammar School]] |
*[[Reigate Grammar School]] — "[[To Be a Pilgrim]]" |
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*[[Sherborne School]] |
*[[Sherborne School]] — ''The Carmen''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-16|title=The Carmen (the School song)|url=https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/the-carmen-the-school-song/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=The Old Shirburnian Society|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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*[[Stamford High School, Lincolnshire|Stamford High School]] |
*[[Stamford High School, Lincolnshire|Stamford High School]] — “Within these walls of grey” |
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*[[The Judd School]] |
*[[The Judd School]] — "[[And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time]]" |
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*[[The Skinners' School]] |
*[[The Skinners' School]] — "[[The_Skinners'_School#The_Leopard_song|The Leopard Song]]" |
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*[[Tonbridge School]] |
*[[Tonbridge School]] — "Of Him Who Dreamed of Founding"<ref>{{Cite web |last=MuseScore |title=Tonbridge School Hymn |url=https://musescore.com/user/10173901/scores/5486412 |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=MuseScore.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[William Hulme's Grammar School]] |
*[[William Hulme's Grammar School]] — "The Hulme Song" and "[[And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time|Jerusalem]]" |
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== India == |
== India == |
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*[[Carmel Convent High School, Durgapur]] |
*[[Carmel Convent High School, Durgapur]] — ''[[Carmel Convent High School, Durgapur#School Anthem|Within Thy Hallowed Portals Carmel Dear]]'' |
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*[[Cathedral School of Lucknow|Cathedral School, Lucknow]] |
*[[Cathedral School of Lucknow|Cathedral School, Lucknow]] — ''[[Cathedral School of Lucknow|We'll Raise The Banner Of Our School, And See It Flying High]]'' |
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*[[Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram]] |
*[[Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram]] — ''[[Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram#School song|Cheer Loyola's sons]]'' |
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*[[St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad]] |
*[[St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad]] — ''[[St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad#Scenes Of Our Childhood|Scenes Of Our Childhood]]'' |
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*[[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling]] |
*[[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling]] — ''[[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling#The Alma mater|The Alma mater]]'' |
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== New Zealand == |
== New Zealand == |
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*[[Auckland Grammar School]] |
*[[Auckland Grammar School]] — ''Per Angusta Ad Augusta'' set to the music of [[A Mighty Fortress is Our God]] |
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*[[Dilworth School]] |
*[[Dilworth School]] — ''[[St Patrick's Breastplate]]'' |
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== Pakistan == |
== Pakistan == |
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*[[Pakistan School Song]] |
*[[Pakistan School Song]] — This poem (prayer) was sung as school song in almost all the Pakistani schools. |
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== Scotland == |
== Scotland == |
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*[[Royal High School (Edinburgh)|Royal High School]] |
*[[Royal High School (Edinburgh)|Royal High School]] — ''[[Vivas Schola Regia]]'' |
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== Sri Lanka == |
== Sri Lanka == |
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*[[Royal College, Colombo]] |
*[[Royal College, Colombo]] — "[[School of our Fathers]]" |
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*[[St. Anthony's College, Kandy ]] |
*[[St. Anthony's College, Kandy ]] — "Rally Round the Banners of the College" |
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== United States == |
== United States == |
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*[[College of William and Mary]] |
*[[College of William and Mary]] — "[[Our Alma Mater]]" |
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*[[Cornell University]] |
*[[Cornell University]] — "[[Far Above Cayuga's Waters]]" |
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*[[Columbia University]] |
*[[Columbia University]] — "[[Stand, Columbia]]" |
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*[[Harvard University]] |
*[[Harvard University]] — "[[Fair Harvard]]" |
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*[[Dartmouth College]] |
*[[Dartmouth College]] — "[[Dear Old Dartmouth]]" |
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*[[Ohio State University]] |
*[[Ohio State University]] — "[[Carmen Ohio]]" |
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*[[Princeton University]] |
*[[Princeton University]] — "[[Old Nassau]]" |
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*[[Pennsylvania State University]] — "[[Penn State Alma Mater]]" |
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*[[Rutgers University]] — "[[On the Banks of the Old Raritan]]" |
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*[[San Jose State University]] — "[[San José State Alma Mater]]" |
*[[San Jose State University]] — "[[San José State Alma Mater]]" |
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*[[Syracuse University]] |
*[[Syracuse University]] — "[[Syracuse University Alma Mater]]" |
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*[[Texas A&M University]] |
*[[Texas A&M University]] — "[[Spirit of Aggieland]]" |
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*[[University of California, Los Angeles]] |
*[[University of California, Los Angeles]] — "[[Hail to the Hills of Westwood]]" |
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*[[University of Florida]] |
*[[University of Florida]] — "[[We Are the Boys from Old Florida]]" |
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*[[University of Georgia]] |
*[[University of Georgia]] — "[[Glory, Glory (fight song)|Glory, Glory]]" |
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*[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] |
*[[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign|University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign]] — "[[Illinois Loyalty]]", "[[Hail to the Orange]]" |
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*[[Alma Mater Iowa|University of Iowa |
*[[Alma Mater Iowa|University of Iowa — "Alma Mater Iowa"]] |
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*[[University of Miami]] |
*[[University of Maine]] — "[[The Stein Song]]" |
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*[[University of Miami]] — "[[University of Miami Alma Mater|Alma Mater: Stand Forever]]" |
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*[[University of Michigan]] |
*[[University of Michigan]] — "[[The Yellow and Blue]]" |
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*[[University of Minnesota]] |
*[[University of Minnesota]] — “[[Minnesota Rouser|The Minnesota Rouser]]”, “[[Hail! Minnesota]]” |
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*[[University of Nebraska-Lincoln]] |
*[[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|University of Nebraska—Lincoln]] — “[[Dear Old Nebraska U]]” |
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*[[University of New Hampshire]] |
*[[University of New Hampshire]] — "[[UNH Alma Mater]]" |
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*[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] |
*[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina]] — "[[Hark the Sound]]" |
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*[[University of North Dakota]] |
*[[University of North Dakota]] — "[[UND Alma Mater]]" |
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*[[University of Texas at Austin]] |
*[[University of Texas at Austin]] — "[[The Eyes of Texas]]" |
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*[[University of Virginia]] |
*[[University of Virginia]] — "[[The Good Old Song]]" |
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*[[University of Wisconsin]] |
*[[University of Wisconsin]] — "[[Varsity (alma mater song)|Varsity (song)]]", "[[On, Wisconsin!]]" |
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*[[Yale University]] |
*[[Yale University]] — "[[Bright College Years]]" |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Latest revision as of 08:53, 16 November 2024
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A school song, alma mater,[1] school hymn or school anthem is the patronal song of a school. In England, this tradition is particularly strong in public schools and grammar schools.
Australia
[edit]- Somerville House — Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
- The Glennie School — Now Thank We All Our God
- St Aloysius College — The Blue and Gold Forever[2]
Canada
[edit]- Bishop's College School — And did those feet in ancient time (Jerusalem) & Lennoxville Vivat Dicimus
- Cape Breton University — "Rise Again"
- Upper Canada College — Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven
England
[edit]- Barnard Castle School — "Jerusalem"
- Douai School — "Ad Multos Annos"
- Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School — "Jerusalem"
- Harrow School — "Forty Years On"
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford — Jerusalem
- Millfield School — Jerusalem
- The London Oratory School — "Quam Bonum Est"
- Oundle School — "Carmen Undeliense"
- Reigate Grammar School — "To Be a Pilgrim"
- Sherborne School — The Carmen[3]
- Stamford High School — “Within these walls of grey”
- The Judd School — "And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time"
- The Skinners' School — "The Leopard Song"
- Tonbridge School — "Of Him Who Dreamed of Founding"[4]
- William Hulme's Grammar School — "The Hulme Song" and "Jerusalem"
India
[edit]- Carmel Convent High School, Durgapur — Within Thy Hallowed Portals Carmel Dear
- Cathedral School, Lucknow — We'll Raise The Banner Of Our School, And See It Flying High
- Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram — Cheer Loyola's sons
- St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad — Scenes Of Our Childhood
- St. Paul's School, Darjeeling — The Alma mater
New Zealand
[edit]- Auckland Grammar School — Per Angusta Ad Augusta set to the music of A Mighty Fortress is Our God
- Dilworth School — St Patrick's Breastplate
Pakistan
[edit]- Pakistan School Song — This poem (prayer) was sung as school song in almost all the Pakistani schools.
Scotland
[edit]Sri Lanka
[edit]- Royal College, Colombo — "School of our Fathers"
- St. Anthony's College, Kandy — "Rally Round the Banners of the College"
United States
[edit]- College of William and Mary — "Our Alma Mater"
- Cornell University — "Far Above Cayuga's Waters"
- Columbia University — "Stand, Columbia"
- Harvard University — "Fair Harvard"
- Dartmouth College — "Dear Old Dartmouth"
- Ohio State University — "Carmen Ohio"
- Princeton University — "Old Nassau"
- Pennsylvania State University — "Penn State Alma Mater"
- Rutgers University — "On the Banks of the Old Raritan"
- San Jose State University — "San José State Alma Mater"
- Syracuse University — "Syracuse University Alma Mater"
- Texas A&M University — "Spirit of Aggieland"
- University of California, Los Angeles — "Hail to the Hills of Westwood"
- University of Florida — "We Are the Boys from Old Florida"
- University of Georgia — "Glory, Glory"
- University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign — "Illinois Loyalty", "Hail to the Orange"
- University of Iowa — "Alma Mater Iowa"
- University of Maine — "The Stein Song"
- University of Miami — "Alma Mater: Stand Forever"
- University of Michigan — "The Yellow and Blue"
- University of Minnesota — “The Minnesota Rouser”, “Hail! Minnesota”
- University of Nebraska—Lincoln — “Dear Old Nebraska U”
- University of New Hampshire — "UNH Alma Mater"
- University of North Carolina — "Hark the Sound"
- University of North Dakota — "UND Alma Mater"
- University of Texas at Austin — "The Eyes of Texas"
- University of Virginia — "The Good Old Song"
- University of Wisconsin — "Varsity (song)", "On, Wisconsin!"
- Yale University — "Bright College Years"
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Mainly used in the USA, from so many of these songs having alma mater as their incipit.
- ^ "The blue and gold forever [music] / words and music by A. Hahn - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ "The Carmen (the School song)". The Old Shirburnian Society. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ MuseScore. "Tonbridge School Hymn". MuseScore.com. Retrieved 2022-03-04.