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.
by Geo. Benoit, Rob't. Levenson, Ted Garton. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for Feist songs in article reprinted from Saturday evening post: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Yvette of Yvette & Saranoff; roses. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartet.
by Geo. Benoit, Rob't. Levenson, Ted Garton. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for Feist songs in article reprinted from Saturday evening post: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Yvette of Yvette & Saranoff; roses. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartet.
words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young ; music by Bert Grant. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Bring me a rose": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier escorting a French girl / Barbelle.
words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young ; music by Bert Grant. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Bring me a rose": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier escorting a French girl / Barbelle.
words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young ; music by Bert Grant. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier escorting a French girl / Barbelle.
words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young ; music by Bert Grant. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier escorting a French girl / Barbelle.
words by Will Dillon ; music by Albert Von Tilzer. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] War slogans: p. [4] Cover illustration: bugler and service flag / EE Walton.
words and music by Byron Gay. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "A soldier's dream", printed in brown ink: p. [4] Cover illustration: an angel; photograph of woman dressed as a nurse, printed in brown ink / Ira L. Hill.
words and music by Byron Gay. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "A soldier's dream": p. [4] Cover illustration: an angel; photograph of woman dressed as a nurse, printed in green ink / Ira L. Hill.
words and music by Byron Gay. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "A soldier's dream", printed in brown ink: p. [4] Cover illustration: an angel; photograph of woman dressed as a nurse, printed in brown ink / Ira L. Hill.
words by L. Wolfe Gilbert ; music by Lewis F. Muir. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. [2, 6] Cover illustration: drawing representing man deciding between France and Germany.
by Leo Wood. For voice and piano. Caption title. Author's name appears as Leo Woods on cover. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of statue of woman / reproduced by permission of Morris G.J. Poznanski, Paris - New York; cover design with fleurs de lys / E.H. Pfeiffer.
words by Harry Ellis ; music by Lew Porter. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. "Successfully Sung in Gus. Hill's Minstrels"--Cover. Advertisement for six war songs: p. [2]-3. Advertisement for "Those draftin' blues" and 3 other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of faces of women; photograph of Eva Tanguay / Baker Art Gallery; photograph of Chas. Kent.
written & composed by R.P. Weston and H.E. Darewski. For voice and piano. Cover title. In caption, joint composer's name is stated: Hermann Darewski. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: photographs of Nora Bayes and Al Jolson.
words by Glen Beveridge ; music by Frank Magine. For voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the Mothers of the World"--Cover. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier embracing his mother.
words by Jack Caddigan ; music by Chic. Story. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of man dreaming of his mother / W.M. Fisher.
by Sidney D. Mitchell, Archie Gottler and Theodore Morse ; French text by A. Bollaert. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for three songbooks: p. [4] Cover illustration: Uncle Sam reuniting soldier with his mother. Also published for: male or mixed voices, band, and orchestra.
words by Jack Caddigan ; music by Chic Story. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "It's only the end of a romance": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier sleeping, with inset of image of mother.
words by Jack Caddigan ; music by Chic Story. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "It's only the end of a romance": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier sleeping, with inset of image of mother.
lyric by Jos. J. [i.e. H.] Hughes ; music by Harry Richardson. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier resting and thinking of his mother / E.H. Pfeiffer.
words by Schuyler Greene ; music by Alfred Solman. For voice and piano. Caption title. "To the mothers of the world." Advertisement for "If I could live to love you": p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of mother, with vignette scenes of domestic life and war scene forming border / De Takacs.
lyrics by Rida Johnson Young ; music by Sigmund Romberg. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical comedy: Her soldier boy. Advertisements for other songs: cover and p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching.
lyrics by Rida Johnson Young ; music by Sigmund Romberg. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical comedy: Her soldier boy. Advertisements for other songs: cover and p. [8] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching.
paroles de R. Brisson ; English version by Clarence Lucas ; musique de Louis Payette. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other music: p. [6-8] Cover illustration: a soldier marching. Also published for: solo piano, small orchestra, full orchestra, band.
words by Jack Caddigan ; music by James A. Brennan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of primitive light bulb / Starmer.
words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Additional chorus for male quartette (TTBB): p. [7] Advertisement for another song: p. [8] Cover illustration: drawing of battlefield / C. Dolphin. Also published as one-step and as duet for cello and piano.
words and music by William Warren. March for voice and piano. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-[4] War slogan: p. 2-3. Cover illustration: soldiers marching in Berlin.
words and music by William Warren. March for voice and piano. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-[4] War slogan: p. 2-3. Cover illustration: soldiers marching in Berlin.