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 flag without a stain: patriotic song with chorus of mixed voices ad lib

words and music by C.A. White. For solo voice and piano, with chorus (SATB) ad lib. Caption title. Advertisement for "Stars and stripes, red, white and blue" and other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: U.S. flag and border design. Also published for: quartet (mixed voices), quartet (men's voices)

The flag without a stain: patriotic song with chorus of mixed voices ad lib

words and music by C.A. White. For solo voice and piano, with chorus (SATB) ad lib. Caption title. Advertisement for songs by Gertrude Ross: p. [6] Cover illustration: U.S. flag and border design. Also published for: quartet (mixed voices), quartet (men's voices), trio (women's voices), orchestra in G. Parts available for orchestra.

The flag of liberty: patriotic song

Emma Weller French. For voice and piano, in D major. Cover title. "To Our Soldier Lads and Sailor Lads"--Caption. Original key: E♭ major. Cover illustration: U.S. flag / F.

The fighting fifteenth

The fighting fifteenth

Brown University

words by J.C. Crisler ; music by Amber G. Lasley. For voice and piano. Caption title. "Written expressly for a company of soldiers known as the Fifteenth Separate Company California Infantry, Company headquarters State Armory Exposition Park [Los Angeles"--p. [4] Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching.

The Fighting 26th

The Fighting 26th

Brown University

words and music by Cherlotte Williams. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: drawing of American flag.

The fatherland, the motherland: the land of my best girl

words by Ballard Macdonald ; music by Harry Carroll. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Tip-tip Tipperary Mary": p. [2] Advertisement for "The gem dance folio for 1915", in blue ink: p. [6] Cover illustration: seated man envisaging battle scene / E.H. Pfeiffer. Photographs of Ballard Macdonald, Harry Carroll, Alfred Bryan and eleven other songwriters: p. [6]

The dream of soldier boy: ballad

lyric by Alfred Dubin ; music by James V. Monaco. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-3. Advertisement for "I'm longing always dear, for you": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Edward Earle portraying soldier with his family.

The Dixie volunteers

The Dixie volunteers

Brown University

by Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby. For voice and piano. Caption title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching and ship at sea, printed in green and black ink / Barbelle.

The Dixie volunteers

The Dixie volunteers

Brown University

by Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby. For voice and piano. Caption title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching and ship at sea, printed in green and black ink / Barbelle.

The Dixie volunteers

The Dixie volunteers

Brown University

by Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby. For voice and piano. Caption title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching and ship at sea, printed in green and black ink / Barbelle.

The Dixie volunteers

The Dixie volunteers

Brown University

by Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby. For voice and piano. Caption title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching and ship at sea, printed in green and black ink / Barbelle.

The dawn of a perfect day

arranged by Hague Kinsey ; words and music by Eloise A. McClure. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: drawing of soldier with American flag.

The clarion: song with piano accompaniment

by Linn Seiler ; words by Louis K. Anspacher. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [8] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier blowing bugle.

The captain of the toy brigade

by Wm. J. McKenna. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogan: p. [4] Advertisements for other songs: p. [3-4] Cover illustration: drawing of mother and little boy with toy soldiers / Barbelle.

The call to arms: march song

words and music by Maud Richey Bonnell. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to Machine Gun Company, 7th California Infantry." Advertisement for another song: p. [6]

The call to arms: march song

words and music by Maud Richey Bonnell. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to Machine Gun Company, 7th California Infantry."

The call of the flag

The call of the flag

Brown University

arr. by Gladys Corey ; words and music by Mary Emeline Sheehan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedication to: Woodrow Wilson. Cover illustration: drawing of American flag.

The call of the flag

The call of the flag

Brown University

words by L.D.W. ; music adapted from H. Aïdé. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Our Soldiers."--Cover. Cover illustration: U.S. flag.

The call of the flag

The call of the flag

Brown University

words by L.D.W. ; music adapted from H. Aïdé. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Our Soldiers."--Cover. Cover illustration: U.S. flag.

The bravest heart of all: song

lyric by Raymond Egan ; music by Richard A. Whiting. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Don't try to steal the sweetheart of a soldier": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of mother and child with image of battleship.

The bravest heart of all: song

lyric by Raymond Egan ; music by Richard A. Whiting. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Don't try to steal the sweetheart of a soldier": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of mother and child with image of battleship.

The boys who won't come home

words by Harry Hamilton ; music by Ed Thomas. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: woman sitting at fire thinking of soldier / E.E. Wa[l]ton.

The boys from Yankee land

words & music by Harry R. Franks. For voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: photograph of Harry R. Franks in U.S. Navy uniform; drawing of a soldier, a sailor and an eagle.