Word: tunes
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...simple and has swing, but the close is not so good as the beginning. "The Spirit of Harvard" has a good set of words and a spirited close: while the "Harvard Love Song" has a good chorus and high musical quality. "We're Harvard Men," set to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne," has a great deal of spirit. The "Victory Song," to the tune of "General Grant" is probably the best of the songs tried...
...sufficient opportunity to learn the new songs. Besides the new songs already tried, four others have been chosen by the Song Committee and will be tried out tonight. They are "Smash the Line," by "XZZQ44," "The Harvard Love Song," by "Suitor," "Victory's Song," to the tune of "General Grant," by "Artichoke," and "We're Harvard Men," to "Auld Land Syne," by "Strong...
...idea of having the members of the Glee Club sit together at the mass meeting Tuesday night was a good one. Unfortunately, however, the fellows near the middle of the hall could not hear them. The result was that many of us did not get the tune of the songs accurately. Why not at the next mass meeting carry the excellent idea of Tuesday night one step further, and have the Glee Club sing each song several times before the whole meeting takes it up? Then everybody will know what he is to sing, and he will be able...
...time and expense of orchestrating songs that in the opinion of the Committee were inferior to those selected. The competition is nominally closed, but it is not yet too late to put into use words that are dignified--not blatant and boastful--to be sung to some tune that we all know; nor is it too late for men of musical ability to make an effort to turn out a song that will take its place among those of which we are justly proud...
...quality of the songs is concerned, perfection is still a far distant goal. Now and then a really catchy tune is evolved, but it is rare indeed that good words and music are combined. Surely Harvard has no lack of capable composers or of men able to write appropriate lines, and if a competition is started early enough, and the real musicians of the University enter into it with the right spirit, we should not lack for songs which mean something...