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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Little French mother, goodbye!

by "Jack" Caddigan and "Chick" Story. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for this song on sound disc and player piano roll: p. 2-3. Advertisement for two other songs, in black ink: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier embracing French woman / Norman Rockwell, copr. Life Pub. Co. Also published for: male or mixed voices, band or orchestra.

Little French baby: song

the words and music by Douglas Grant. For voice and piano in F major. Cover title. Advertisements for other songs: p. [6-8] Also published in the key of D major.

Little French baby: song

the words and music by Douglas Grant. For voice and piano in F major. Cover title. Advertisements for other songs: p. [6-8] Also published in the key of D major.

Liberty, dear liberty

Liberty, dear liberty

Brown University

words by Robert N. Ogden ; music by Arthur Olaf Andersen. For voice and piano. Caption title.

Liberty statue is looking right at you

words by Arthur Guy Empey ; music by Chas. R. McCarron and Carey Morgan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Featured in Gus Hill's Minstrels by J. Francis Brennan. Advertisements for other songs: p. [2-4] Cover illustration: photograph of J. Francis Brennan; drawing of Statue of Liberty / Starmer.

Liberty statue is looking right at you

words by Arthur Guy Empey ; music by Chas. R. McCarron and Carey Morgan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Featured in Gus Hill's Minstrels by J. Francis Brennan. Advertisements for other songs: p. [2-4] Cover illustration: photograph of J. Francis Brennan; drawing of Statue of Liberty / Starmer.

Liberty statue is looking right at you

words by Arthur Guy Empey ; music by Chas. R. McCarron and Carey Morgan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Featured in Gus Hill's Minstrels by J. Francis Brennan. Advertisements for other songs: p. [2-4] Cover illustration: photograph of J. Francis Brennan; drawing of Statue of Liberty / Starmer.

Liberty forever: marching-song = (Per sempre libertà!)

by Enrico Caruso and Vincenzo Bellezza ; English version by Frederick H. Martens. March for voice and piano. English and Italian words. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [10] Cover illustration: a soldier and sailor saluting the Statue of Liberty. Also published for: solo piano.

Liberty bonds song

Liberty bonds song

Brown University

by James M. Lathrope. For voice and piano. Caption title. Author's name appears as James W. Lathrope on cover. Advertisement for "Wandering Melodies": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of eagle.

Liberty Bond Magee

Liberty Bond Magee

Brown University

by Charles McNaughton and John Barclay. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Van & Schenck; drawing of baby with Liberty Bond / De Takacs.

Liberty anthem

Liberty anthem

Brown University

words by Charles W. Gordon ; music by Katherine Gordon French ; arrangement for chorus by T. Tertius Noble. For 4-part chorus and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: the Liberty Loan. Advertisement for liberty bonds: p. [4] Drawing of soldier being helped out of trench: p. [4]

Let's rally, boys!: (our allies' delight)

words & music by Geo. S. Barlow. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Respectfully Dedicated to 'Our Allies.'" "An historic Inspiring song of freedom and Democracy based upon President Wilson's Great Message ..."--P. [4] War slogan: p. 2-3. Additional verses: p. [4] Cover illustration: Allegorical figure of a women representing America.

Let's keep the glow in Old Glory: and the free in freedom too

lyric by Wilbur D. Nesbit ; music by Robert Speroy. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "There's a little blue star in the window" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers and sailors marching, with image of American flag and woman with a child above, printed in red, purple, and blue ink.

Let's keep the glow in Old Glory: and the free in freedom too

lyric by Wilbur D. Nesbit ; music by Robert Speroy. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "There's a little blue star in the window" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers and sailors marching, with image of American flag and woman with a child above, printed in red, purple, and blue ink.

Let's help each other along: song

lyric by A. Seymour Brown ; music by Albert Gumble. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Chinatown, my Chinatown" and other music: p. [6] Border design on cover / Starmer.

Let's be ready!: that's "The Spirit of '76"

by Chas. Bayha & Rubey Cowan. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Marjorie Sterrett, founder of "Marjorie's battleship fund" Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of the Spirit of '76 and photograph of Wellington Cross of Cross & Josephine.

Let's be ready!: that's "The Spirit of '76"

by Chas. Bayha & Rubey Cowan. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Marjorie Sterrett, founder of "Marjorie's battleship fund" Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of the Spirit of '76 and photograph of Wellington Cross of Cross & Josephine.

Let's all do something: (Uncle Sammy wants us now)

words by Andrew Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "There's a heart in Virginia for you": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of nurse and boy scout / Starmer. Design by André C. De Takacs: p. [4] Plate number appears as 579-2: p. 3.

Let's all do something: (Uncle Sammy wants us now)

words by Andrew Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "There's a heart in Virginia for you": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of nurse and boy scout / Starmer. Design by André C. De Takacs: p. [4] Plate number appears as 579-2: p. 3.

Let's all be Americans now

by Irving Berlin, Edgar Leslie & Geo. W. Meyer. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Joan of Arc they are calling you": p. [4] "For sale by all dealers; send for our catalogue": p. [4] Cover illustration: a soldier with rifle, silhouette of soldiers marching / Barbelle.

Let's all be Americans now

by Irving Berlin, Edgar Leslie & Geo. W. Meyer. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Joan of Arc they are calling you": p. [4] "For sale by all dealers; send for our catalogue": p. [4] Cover illustration: a soldier with rifle, silhouette of soldiers marching / Barbelle.

Let's all be Americans now

by Irving Berlin, Edgar Leslie & Geo. W. Meyer. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Joan of Arc they are calling you": p. [4] "For sale by all dealers; send for our catalogue": p. [4] Cover illustration: a soldier with rifle, silhouette of soldiers marching / Barbelle.

Let us say a prayer for daddy

words & music by Lew Schaeffer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of mother and child seated.

Let us fight for our liberty: and the flag that we all love

words and music by Charles Foehr. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for two other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Charles Foehr; drawing of allegorical figure of liberty with U.S. flag / E.S. Fisher.

Let the flag fly!

Let the flag fly!

Brown University

words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Suggested by the slogan of the New York world 'Let the flag fly'." Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: photograph of marching soldiers / U & U; photograph of L. Wolfe Gilbert.

Let the chimes of Normandy be our wedding bells

lyric by Paul B. Armstrong ; music by F. Henri Klickmann. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier and his bride leaving church.

Let me kiss the flag before I die

words by Arthur J. Lamb ; music by Frederick V. Bowers. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Sung with great success by: the composer, Frederick V. Bowers. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: drawing of a dying soldier tended by a nurse / Starmer; photograph of Frederick V. Bowers.