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Glee club

October 26, 2023

This article is about musical/choir group. For other uses, see Glee club (disambiguation).

A glee club in the United States is a musical group or choir group, historically of male voices but also of female or mixed voices, which traditionally specializes in the singing of short songs by trios or quartets. In the late 19th century it was very popular in most schools and was made a tradition to have in American high schools from then on.

The Miami University Glee Club in 1907

Glee clubs were named after a form of English part song, called a glee, which they typically sang. The first named Glee Club held its initial meeting in the Newcastle Coffee House in London in 1787.[1] Glee clubs were very popular in Britain from then until the mid-1850s but by then they were gradually being superseded by larger choral societies. By the mid-20th century, proper glee clubs were no longer common.

Testifying to the importance of glee clubs in 19th Century America, Henry Stone, a Union veteran of the American Civil War, recalled that "A glee club came down from Chicago, bringing with them the new song, "We'll rally 'round the flag, boys" (Battle Cry of Freedom), and it ran through the camp like wildfire. The effect was little short of miraculous. It put as much spirit and cheer into the army as a victory."

The term remains in contemporary use, for choirs established in North American colleges, universities, and high schools, although most American glee clubs are choruses in the standard sense, and rarely perform glees.

Oldest United States collegiate glee clubs edit

 
President Herbert Hoover with Harvard Glee Club on April 8, 1929

The oldest collegiate glee clubs in the United States are, by year of foundation:

  • 1915: University of Notre Dame Glee Club
  • 1916: Tiger Glee Club (Louisiana State University)[24]
  • 1927: University of Pittsburgh Women's Choral Ensemble

The oldest non-collegiate glee club in the United States is the Mendelssohn Glee Club, founded in 1866.[25]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bacon, Richard Mackenzie (1820). "The Catch and Glee Clubs". The Quarterly Musical Magazine and Review. London. II (VII): 328ff.
  2. ^ "History of the Harvard Glee Club". Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  3. ^ Mark Slobin (2010). (PDF). Wesleyan (11): 32–35. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "The University of Pennsylvania Archives".
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on June 28, 2011.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  7. ^ Bruce, Philip Alexander (1921). History of the University of Virginia, 1818-1919. Vol. IV. MacMillan. pp. 127–128, 841.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Glee Club". Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official webpage of the Ohio State University Men's Glee Club". January 27, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "Choral Ensembles". Mount Holyoke College. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  12. ^ "Varsity Men's Glee Club | Music at Illinois". music.illinois.edu. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. ^ "Penn State Glee Club history". Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  14. ^ "The Men's Glee Club (1892–1982)". Pomona College Choir and Glee Club. Pomona College. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  15. ^ "Academics". Wabash College. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  16. ^ "University of Michigan Women's Glee Club". Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  17. ^ "Purdue Varsity Glee Club History". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  18. ^ "The History of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Singing Cadets". Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  19. ^ "The Women's Glee Club (1902–1982)". Pomona College Choir and Glee Club. Pomona College. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  20. ^ "The United States Military Academy Glee Club". Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  21. ^ "About the Georgia Tech Glee Club". Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  22. ^ . Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  23. ^ "The Official Morehouse Glee Club Website". Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  24. ^ "Choir at LSU". Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  25. ^ New York Library for the Performing Arts. "Mendelssohn Club Papers" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2011.

Further reading edit

  • J. Lloyd Winstead (2013) When Colleges Sang: The Story of Singing in American College Life University of Alabama Press ISBN 978-0-8173-1790-4

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recalled that A glee club came down from Chicago bringing with them the new song We ll rally round the flag boys Battle Cry of Freedom and it ran through the camp like wildfire The effect was little short of miraculous It put as much spirit and cheer into the army as a victory The term remains in contemporary use for choirs established in North American colleges universities and high schools although most American glee clubs are choruses in the standard sense and rarely perform glees Contents 1 Oldest United States collegiate glee clubs 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingOldest United States collegiate glee clubs edit nbsp President Herbert Hoover with Harvard Glee Club on April 8 1929The oldest collegiate glee clubs in the United States are by year of foundation 1858 Harvard Glee Club 2 1859 University of Michigan Men s Glee Club 1861 Yale Glee Club 1862 Wesleyan University Glee Club 3 1862 The University of Pennsylvania Glee Club 4 1865 Amherst College Glee Club 5 1868 Cornell University Glee Club 6 1869 Union College Men s Glee Club 1869 Lehigh University Glee Club 1871 Virginia Glee Club 7 1872 Rutgers University Glee Club 8 1873 Columbia University Glee Club 9 1874 Princeton Glee Club 1874 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Men s Glee Club 1875 The Ohio State University Men s Glee Club 10 1877 The Mount Holyoke College Glee Club 11 1886 The University of Illinois Varsity Men s Glee Club 12 1888 Penn State Glee Club 13 1890 Pitt Men s Glee Club 1890 The University of Kansas Men s Glee Club 1892 The Pomona College Men s Glee Club 14 1892 Wabash College Glee Club 15 1893 University of Michigan Women s Glee Club 16 1893 Purdue Varsity Glee Club 17 1893 Texas A amp M Singing Cadets 18 1897 Case Men s Glee Club Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University 1901 The University of Oklahoma Men s Glee Club 1902 The Pomona College Women s Glee Club 19 1903 West Point Glee Club 20 1906 Georgia Tech Glee Club 21 1907 Wheaton College Men s Glee Club 22 Miami University Glee Club 1911 Morehouse College Glee Club 23 1915 University of Notre Dame Glee Club 1916 Tiger Glee Club Louisiana State University 24 1927 University of Pittsburgh Women s Choral EnsembleThe oldest non collegiate glee club in the United States is the Mendelssohn Glee Club founded in 1866 25 See also editGlee TV series List of collegiate glee clubsReferences edit Bacon Richard Mackenzie 1820 The Catch and Glee Clubs The Quarterly Musical Magazine and Review London II VII 328ff History of the Harvard Glee Club Retrieved October 15 2009 Mark Slobin 2010 A Remarkably Musical Campus PDF Wesleyan 11 32 35 Archived from the original PDF on May 6 2014 The University of Pennsylvania Archives Amherst Glee Club Website Archived from the original on June 28 2011 Glee Club History Archived from the original on January 7 2009 Retrieved December 13 2009 Bruce Philip Alexander 1921 History of the University of Virginia 1818 1919 Vol IV MacMillan pp 127 128 841 RU Glee Club History Archived from the original on July 17 2010 Retrieved January 21 2010 Glee Club Columbia College and Columbia Engineering Retrieved July 17 2022 Official webpage of the Ohio State University Men s Glee Club January 27 2015 Retrieved February 4 2015 Choral Ensembles Mount Holyoke College November 15 2016 Retrieved November 19 2017 Varsity Men s Glee Club Music at Illinois music illinois edu Retrieved October 8 2019 Penn State Glee Club history Retrieved August 8 2015 The Men s Glee Club 1892 1982 Pomona College Choir and Glee Club Pomona College Retrieved October 15 2022 Academics Wabash College Retrieved September 4 2017 University of Michigan Women s Glee Club Retrieved February 28 2018 Purdue Varsity Glee Club History Retrieved February 15 2017 The History of the Fightin Texas Aggie Singing Cadets Retrieved November 16 2018 The Women s Glee Club 1902 1982 Pomona College Choir and Glee Club Pomona College Retrieved October 15 2022 The United States Military Academy Glee Club Retrieved August 18 2020 About the Georgia Tech Glee Club Retrieved April 17 2020 Wheaton College Men s Glee Club Archived from the original on November 14 2016 Retrieved November 14 2016 The Official Morehouse Glee Club Website Retrieved September 19 2015 Choir at LSU Retrieved December 3 2020 New York Library for the Performing Arts Mendelssohn Club Papers PDF Retrieved February 25 2011 Further reading editJ Lloyd Winstead 2013 When Colleges Sang The Story of Singing in American College Life University of Alabama Press ISBN 978 0 8173 1790 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glee club amp oldid 1177621681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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