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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The service stars are shining: medium voice

words by Cordelia Brooks Fenno ; music by Frederick S. Converse. For medium voice and piano. Cover title. Cover illustration: house on land with service star in window / EWB.

The service flag: a song

poem by William Herschell ; music by Floyd J. St. Clair. For high voice and piano in B♭ Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [8] Also published for: medium voice in G, low voice in E♭

The Russians were rushin', the Yanks started yankin'

lyric by Carey Morgan ; music by Chas. McCarron. Waltz for voice and piano. Cover title. War slogan: p. [4] Advertisement for "Ev'rybody's crazy 'bout the doggone blues" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of old man and little boy / E E Walton.

The Russians were rushin', the Yanks started yankin'

lyric by Carey Morgan ; music by Chas. McCarron. Waltz for voice and piano. Cover title. War slogan: p. [4] Advertisement for "Ev'rybody's crazy 'bout the doggone blues" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of old man and little boy / E E Walton.

The Russians were rushin', the Yanks started yankin'

lyric by Carey Morgan ; music by Chas. McCarron. Waltz for voice and piano. Cover title. War slogan: p. [4] Advertisement for "Ev'rybody's crazy 'bout the doggone blues" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of old man and little boy / E E Walton.

The rose of No Mans Land

words by Jack Caddigan ; music by James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: barbed wire, a rose, and a nurse's face.

The rose of No Mans Land

words by Jack Caddigan ; music by James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to the American Red Cross Nurse"--Caption. Cover illustration: barbed wire, a rose, and a nurse's face.

The rose of No Man's Land

words by Jack Caddigan ; music by James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Good morning, Mr. Zip-zip-zip" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: a nurse. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

The rose of "No Man's Land": (La rose sus les boulets)

French text by Louis Delamarre ; [words by] Jack Caddigan & [music by] James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Dreaming sweet dreams of Mother" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: a nurse. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

The rose of "No Man's Land": (La rose sus les boulets)

French text by Louis Delamarre ; [words by] Jack Caddigan & [music by] James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Dreaming sweet dreams of Mother" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: a nurse. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

The rose of "No Man's Land": (La rose sus les boulets)

French text by Louis Delamarre ; [words by] Jack Caddigan & [music by] James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Dreaming sweet dreams of Mother" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: a nurse. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

The rose of "No Man's Land": (La rose sous les boulets)

French text by Louis Delamarre ; [words] by Jack Caddigan & [music by] James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for three songbooks, in blue ink. Cover illustration: a nurse. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

The rose of "No Man's Land": (La rose sous les boulets)

French text by Louis Delamarre ; [words by] Jack Caddigan & [music by] James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "I know what it means to be lonesome" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: woman and urn on bench / Lionel S. Reiss. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

The road to France

The road to France

Brown University

words by Daniel M. Henderson ; music by Signe Lund. March for low voice and piano in D. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of a service flag. Also published for: high voice in F.

The reveille: song

The reveille: song

Brown University

poem by Bret Harte ; music by John Bartow Montell. For voice and piano. Cover title. "To Horace Wadham Nicholl"--Caption. Advertisement for other songs: p. [8]

The Regiment Sambre and Meuse: (Le Régiment de Sambre et Meuse)

[French lyrics by] Paul Cézano ; translated [into English] by Frederick H. Martens ; [music by] Robert Planquette. March for medium voice and piano in E. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [8] Cover illustration: a French soldier. Also published for: piano solo, transcribed by A. Turlet; orchestra; military band.

The Regiment of Sambre and Meuse: (Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse)

[French lyrics by] Paul Cézano ; translated [into English] by George Harris ; [music by] Robert Planquette. March for medium voice and piano in E. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [8] Cover illustration: French flag. Also published for: piano solo, arr. by A. Turlet; 4-handed piano, arr. by C. Genet.

The Rainbow on the Rhine

words by James W. McGee ; music by Effie Stewart. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "To The "Rainbow Division" Somewhere in France"--Cover. Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene / Lynd.

The ragtime volunteers are off to war

words by Ballard Macdonald ; music by James F. Hanley. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Emma Carus. Advertisement for other music: p. 3. Advertisement for "Long boy" and other music: p. [4] War slogans: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Emma Carus; drawing of soldiers in parade / Starmer

The ragtime sailor man

The ragtime sailor man

Brown University

words by J. Will Callahan ; music by Max Kortlander. For voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement for "Smiles": p. [4] Cover illustration: sailors dancing on ship / Standard Photo. Eng. Co.

The patriot: Le patriote

words and music by George Acres. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to The Cause of Freedom, Justice and Liberty."--Caption. Additional verses: p. [3] Cover illustration: flags of various countries, a soldier, and an eagle.

The Navy will bring them back!

words by Howard Johnson ; music by Ira Schuster. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Featured by Frank Carter in Ziegfeld's Follies. Advertisement for two other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Frank Carter; cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: male or mixed voices, band, orchestra.

The Navy will bring them back!

words by Howard Johnson ; music by Ira Schuster. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Featured by Frank Carter in Ziegfeld's Follies. Advertisement for two other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Frank Carter; cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: male or mixed voices, band, orchestra.

The Navy will bring them back!

words by Howard Johnson ; music by Ira Schuster. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Featured by Frank Carter in Ziegfeld's Follies. Advertisement for two other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Frank Carter; cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: male or mixed voices, band, orchestra.

The Navy will bring them back!

words by Howard Johnson ; music by Ira Schuster. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Featured by Frank Carter in Ziegfeld's Follies. Advertisement for two other songs: p. [4 Cover illustration: photograph of Frank Carter; cover design / [rose symbol Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: male or mixed voices, band, orchestra.

The most beautiful flag in the world

lyric by Charles H. Newman ; music by Jack Glogau. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "When twilight shadows are falling", printed in red ink: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier with his arm around a girl.

The most beautiful flag in the world

lyric by Charles H. Newman ; music by Jack Glogau. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "When twilight shadows are falling", printed in red ink: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier with his arm around a girl.

The military life for me

words by Helen S. Woodruff ; music by Madelyn Sheppard. For voice and piano. Caption title. From war play: Hooray for the girls. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of woman in military uniform / [artist's name illegible]