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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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 Sammy: song

So long Sammy: song

Brown University

lyric by Benny Davis & Jack Yellen ; music by Albert Gumble. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Ain't you coming back to Dixieland" and other music: p. [5] Cover illustration: women watching U.S. soldiers marching.

So long Sammy: song

So long Sammy: song

Brown University

lyric by Benny Davis & Jack Yellen ; music by Albert Gumble. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Ain't you coming back to Dixieland" and other music: p. [5] Cover illustration: women watching U.S. soldiers marching.

So long Sammy: song

So long Sammy: song

Brown University

lyric by Benny Davis & Jack Yellen ; music by Albert Gumble. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Ain't you coming back to Dixieland" and other music: p. [5] Cover illustration: women watching U.S. soldiers marching.

So long Rhode Island

So long Rhode Island

Brown University

by Joe Cronson and Charles Ruddy. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldiers parading in Providence, R.I.

So dress up your dollars in khaki: (and help win democracy's fight)

words by Lister R. Alwood ; music by Richard A. Whiting. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by National War Saving Committee. War slogan: p. [4] Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of scenes promoting sale of war savings stamps (WSS) / MS ; Wayne plates.

Smile as you kiss me good-bye

lyric by Raymond Egan ; music by Art. Gillham. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Just you": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier and his sweetheart / Barbelle.

Smile as you kiss me good-bye

lyric by Raymond Egan ; music by Art. Gillham. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Just you": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier and his sweetheart / Barbelle.

Sister: ("What was nurse to do")

words and music by Augustus Barratt. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Founded on an old version by Augustus Barratt and Adrian Ross."--Caption. Advertisement for other songs: p. [8] First line of chorus: When the war is over.

Singing as they go: marching song

words and music by Katherine E. Elliott. March for voice (SAAA) and piano. Cover title. "This song, inspired by the wonderful spirit of our soldiers, is most respectfully dedicated to all men in the service of our country."

Sing, for the dawn has broken: op. 125, no. 2 : high voice, in F

[music] by Louis Adolphe Coerne ; [words by Edward M. Chapman] For high voice and piano in F major. Cover title. At head f title: From the cantata, "Song of victory" Advertisement for other choral music: p. [6] Also published for: medium voice in E♭ major (original key), and low voice in C major.

She'll miss me most of all

words by Will J. Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier bidding mother goodbye / Barbelle.

Set aside your tears: till the boys come marching home

words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin M. Franklin and Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Lily of the valley" and another songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: three women greeting homecoming soldiers.

Set aside your tears: till the boys come marching home

words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin M. Franklin and Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Lily of the valley" and another songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: three women greeting homecoming soldiers.

Set aside your tears: till the boys come marching home

words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin M. Franklin and Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Lily of the valley" and another songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: three women greeting homecoming soldiers.

Set aside your tears: till the boys come marching home

words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin M. Franklin and Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Lily of the valley" and another songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: three women greeting homecoming soldiers.

Set aside your tears: till the boys come marching home

words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin M. Franklin and Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Lily of the valley" and another songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: three women greeting homecoming soldiers.

Set aside your tears: till the boys come marching home

words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin M. Franklin and Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Lily of the valley" and another songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: three women greeting homecoming soldiers.

Serg. Mike O'Leary

Serg. Mike O'Leary

Brown University

words by Lou Fay and Joe Sweeney ; music by Phil Schaefer. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Sergeant Michael O'Leary. Advertisements for other songs: p. [2] and [6] Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene.

Send me away with a smile

words & music by Louis Weslyn and Al. Piantadosi. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Tell the last rose of summer, good bye": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Rita Gould; drawing of woman waving to soldier / Starmer, printed in green ink.

Send me away with a smile

words & music by Louis Weslyn and Al. Piantadosi. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Tell the last rose of summer, good bye": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Rita Gould; drawing of woman waving to soldier / Starmer, printed in green ink.

Send me away with a smile

words & music by Louis Weslyn and Al. Piantadosi. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Tell the last rose of summer, good bye": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Rita Gould; drawing of woman waving to soldier / Starmer, printed in green ink.

Send me away with a smile

words & music by Louis Weslyn and Al. Piantadosi. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Tell the last rose of summer, good bye": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Rita Gould; drawing of woman waving to soldier / Starmer, printed in green ink.

Send me away with a smile

words & music by Louis Weslyn and Al. Piantadosi. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Tell the last rose of summer, good bye": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Rita Gould; drawing of woman waving to soldier / Starmer, printed in green ink.