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.
This collection is part of Brown University Library, hosted by Brown University.

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Somewhere in France: (is the Lily)

words by Philander Johnson ; music by Joseph E. Howard. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. Sung by: Jos. E. Howard. Variant advertisements. War slogans: p. [2]-3. Cover illustration: woman's face, fleur-de-lys, battle scene / Starmer; photograph of Joseph E. Howard.

Somewhere in France: (is the Lily)

words by Philander Johnson ; music by Joseph E. Howard. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. Sung by: Jos. E. Howard. Variant advertisements. War slogans: p. [2]-3. Cover illustration: woman's face, fleur-de-lys, battle scene / Starmer; photograph of Joseph E. Howard.

Somewhere in France is Daddy

composed by The Great Howard. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for this song and two other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of The Great Howard in uniform; drawing of soldiers in trench and woman with a child on her knees.

Somewhere in France is Daddy

composed by The Great Howard. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for this song and two other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of The Great Howard in uniform; drawing of soldiers in trench and woman with a child on her knees.

Somebody's boy: song

Somebody's boy: song

Brown University

lyric by J.E. Dempsey ; music by Joseph A. Burke. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier waving / Starmer.

Somebody's boy: song

Somebody's boy: song

Brown University

lyric by J.E. Dempsey ; music by Joseph A. Burke. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier waving / Starmer.

Some day they're coming home again: march song

words and music by Harry Hilbert. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-[4] War slogans: p. 2-3. Cover illustration: silhouette of soldiers marching.

Soldiers of America

Soldiers of America

Brown University

words by Wm. H. McMasters ; music by Lillian G. McMasters. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of shield with star.

Soldier lad

Soldier lad

Brown University

words by W.H. Stringer ; music by Chas. W. Lorriman. Cover title. As sung by: The Brooks Sisters. Cover illustration: drawing of Canadian flag.

Soldier boy: march song

Soldier boy: march song

Brown University

by Bernard E. Fay. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: a bugler, a tent and a house.

Soldier boy

Soldier boy

Brown University

words by D.A. Esrom ; music by Theodore Morse. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement A-40 for other songs: p. [2] Advertisement for "Beatrice Fairfax" and other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: woman kissing one of several soldiers marching / Harry--.Lewis--

Soldier boy

Soldier boy

Brown University

words by D.A. Esrom ; music by Theodore Morse. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement A-40 for other songs: p. [2] Advertisement for "Beatrice Fairfax" and other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: woman kissing one of several soldiers marching / Harry--.Lewis--

Soldier boy

Soldier boy

Brown University

words by D.A. Esrom ; music by Theodore Morse. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the National Guards of the U.S.A." Advertisement for "Sweet cider time when you were mine": p. [4] Cover illustration: woman kissing one of several soldiers marching / Harry--.Lewis-- Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.

So long, Mother: Al. Jolson's mother song

lyric by Raymond Egan and Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. soldier embracing his mother; photograph of Al Jolson. Variant advertisements.