World War I Sheet Music

The World War I digital sheet music collection is drawn from the Sheet Music Collection at the John Hay Library. It is composed of over 1,800 titles that relate in some way to the events of World War I, and the impact of that war on American society. There are patriotic songs, songs relating to specific military units, romantic songs of love and loss, comic songs, and songs that look to the war’s end.
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War

War

Brown University

poem by Dana Burnet ; set to music by James H. Rogers. March for medium voice and piano in D (original key) Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Also published for: low voice in C. Professional copy.

War

War

Brown University

poem by Dana Burnet ; set to music by James H. Rogers. March for low voice and piano in C. Cover title. Advertisement for "Thinking of you" p. [6] Also published for: medium voice, in D (original key)

War

War

Brown University

poem by Dana Burnet ; set to music by James H. Rogers. March for low voice and piano in C. Cover title. Advertisement for "Thinking of you" p. [6] Also published for: medium voice, in D (original key)

War

War

Brown University

[text by] Corinne B. Dodge ; [music by] Gertrude Ross. For high voice and piano in d minor. Caption title. Dedicated to: Madame Schumann-Heink. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: design with fasces. Also published for: low voice in D major.

Wake up, America!

Wake up, America!

Brown University

lyric by George Graff, Jr. ; music by Jack Glogau. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for song folios: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam placing a battleship in a harbor / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by a rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Wake up, America!

Wake up, America!

Brown University

lyric by George Graff, Jr. ; music by Jack Glogau. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "There's a broken heart for every light on Broadway" and other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam placing a battleship in a harbor / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by a rose symbol on cover.

Wait for your honey boy

Wait for your honey boy

Brown University

words & music by C. Arthur Pfeiffer. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Inscribed to Mildred Phyllis Sherman"--P. 2. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene with barbed wire / E.H. Pfeiffer; photograph of U.S. soldier and a woman. Also published for: orchestra.

Victory

Victory

Brown University

words & music by Nicholas Colangelo. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the Heroes of the Allies." Cover illustration: soldiers marching behind color guard / E.H. Pfeiffer.

Victory

Victory

Brown University

words by Jack Wilson & Ben Bard ; music by M.K. Jerome. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Miss Ray C. Sawyer. Advertisement for "Mammy's chocolate soldier": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a U.S. marine holding a rifle and a U.S. marine flag / Alvan C. Hadley.

Veterans of the Great World War

[words by] Tom Twohig ; arranged by Joe Solmon. For voice and piano. Caption title. Music by Sam Habelow; words by Tom Twohig. Cover illustration: a soldier, a sailor, and silhouette of soldiers charging.

Up and at 'em: (vocal) : a patriotic military onestep

by E.W. and H.A. Stedman. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene. Also published for: band and orchestra.

United we stand

United we stand

Brown University

lyrics and music by Fred. E. Holly. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. [6] Cover illustration: Uncle Sam's face / c. 1917 by C.H. Forbell.

Under the stars and stripes

text by Madison Cawein ; music by Frederick S. Converse. March for chorus: (SATB) and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. 8. Cover illustration: laurel-leaf border design / EW Browne. With (as Finale: chorus): Star-spangled banner / words by Francis Scott Key ; music by John Stafford Smith.

Under the blue skies of France

words by Arthur J. Lamb ; music by Alfred Solman. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of building in landscape / De Takacs.

Uncle Sammy's army: song

lyric by M.H. Morse ; music by H.M. Dolph. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. [4] Cover design / Starmer.

Uncle Sammy, take care of my girl

lyric by Betty Morgan ; music by Jimme Morgan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Military waltz": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam, woman and soldier with letters; photograph of Betty and Jimmie Morgan.

Uncle Sammy, take care of my girl

lyric by Betty Morgan ; music by Jimme Morgan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Military waltz": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam, woman and soldier with letters; photograph of Betty and Jimmie Morgan.

Uncle Sammy is a-calling you

words and music by Jimmie N. Hall. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: ships at sea.

Uncle Sam's laddies

Uncle Sam's laddies

Brown University

words by W.H. Slingerland ; music by C.H. Congdon. For voice and piano. Caption title.

Uncle Sam's flowers: song

by A.A. Craig. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement for piano music: p. [4] Cover illustration: bunch of daisies and shamrocks tied with ribbon.

Uncle Sam, every man will see you through

words and music by John C. Spray. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the Fourth Liberty Loan"--Cover. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam holding a gun.

Uncle Sam is calling me

Uncle Sam is calling me

Brown University

arranged by John G. Zabriskie ; words and music by Arthur Livingston. For voice and piano. Caption title. "To The Mothers, Wives & Sweethearts Of Our Country, Whose Boys Are Fighting Somewhere In France This Song Is Dedicated"--Cover. Cover illustration: drawing of soldier and woman / E.H. Pfeiffer.

Torpedo Jim

Torpedo Jim

Brown University

words by Roger Lewis ; music by Jimmie V. Monaco. Caption title. Advertisement for songbook "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing": p. [6] Cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack: (hurry back)

words by Howard Johnson ; music by Milton Ager. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Bailey and Cowan; drawing of four men from various military services / Henry Hutt. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette. Cover illustration: cop. 2, photograph of Claire Rochester; cop. 3, photograph of the Watson Sisters; cop. 4, photograph of Jack Connors, Jr.

Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack: (hurry back)

words by Howard Johnson ; music by Milton Ager. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Bailey and Cowan; drawing of four men from various military services / Henry Hutt. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette. Cover illustration: cop. 2, photograph of Claire Rochester; cop. 3, photograph of the Watson Sisters; cop. 4, photograph of Jack Connors, Jr.

Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack: (hurry back)

words by Howard Johnson ; music by Milton Ager. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Bailey and Cowan; drawing of four men from various military services / Henry Hutt. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette. Cover illustration: cop. 2, photograph of Claire Rochester; cop. 3, photograph of the Watson Sisters; cop. 4, photograph of Jack Connors, Jr.

Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack: (hurry back)

words by Howard Johnson ; music by Milton Ager. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Bailey and Cowan; drawing of four men from various military services / Henry Hutt. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette. Cover illustration: cop. 2, photograph of Claire Rochester; cop. 3, photograph of the Watson Sisters; cop. 4, photograph of Jack Connors, Jr.

To victory and to glory

To victory and to glory

Brown University

words & music by Elodie Van Zandt Mallaby. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the American people"--Cover. Cover illustration: soldier, sailor, and eagle with U.S. flag design.