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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Chimes of Normandy

Chimes of Normandy

Brown University

words by Alfred Bryan ; music by Jack Wells. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: landscape with church.

Cheer up, Mother

Cheer up, Mother

Brown University

by Mary Earl. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for other music: p. 3. Advertisement for "Good-bye, Ma! Good-bye Pa! Good-bye, mule" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a woman saying goodbye to her son / Barbelle.

Cheer up Tommy Atkins

Cheer up Tommy Atkins

Brown University

lyric by Will J. Hart ; music by Edw. G. Nelson. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: smiling soldiers / EE Walton.

Cheer up Mother: It's all right now and everything is all O.K.

words and music by Tod Weinhold. For voice and piano. Caption title. Sung by: The Jersey City Police Quartet. "Respectfully dedicated to my brother Harold 'Over There'." Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Frank Arlington, E.W. Closterman, James McDevitt, Tod Weinhold, Chas. Ross.

Cheer up Father cheer up Mother: song

lyric by Alfred Bryan ; music by Herman Paley. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Star dance folio No. 18b": p. [4] War slogans: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: drawing of parents thinking of soldier son / EEW.

Cheer up Father cheer up Mother: song

lyric by Alfred Bryan ; music by Herman Paley. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Star dance folio No. 18b": p. [4] War slogans: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: drawing of parents thinking of soldier son / EEW.

Cheer up Father cheer up Mother: song

lyric by Alfred Bryan ; music by Herman Paley. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Star dance folio No. 18b": p. [4] War slogans: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: drawing of parents thinking of soldier son / EEW.

Cheer up Father cheer up Mother: song

lyric by Alfred Bryan ; music by Herman Paley. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Star dance folio No. 18b": p. [4] War slogans: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: drawing of parents thinking of soldier son / EEW.

Cheer up Father cheer up Mother: song

lyric by Alfred Bryan ; music by Herman Paley. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Star dance folio No. 18b": p. [4] War slogans: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: drawing of parents thinking of soldier son / EEW.

Cheer up 'Liza

Cheer up 'Liza

Brown University

words by John L. Golden ; music by Raymond Hubbell. March for voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: Cheer up. "Dedicated to Hon. Joseph W. Tumulty"--Cover. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: a stream of happy people / Burton Rice.

Carry on

Carry on

Brown University

words and music by N.F. Woodbury ; edited by Ralph L. Grosvenor. For medium voice and piano in B♭ major. Optional chorus for male quartet, p. [5] Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Also published for low voice and piano in E major.

Canada, fall in!: patriotic recruiting song

words and music by Edward W. Miller. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Sung by: J. Rawsthorne Slack, Donald C. MacGregor, Howard Russell and others. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6]

Camouflage: a soldier's song

words by F.P. Drowne ; music by Harry C. Zerfing. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene with camouflage design.

Camouflage: a soldier's song

words by F.P. Drowne ; music by Harry C. Zerfing. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene with camouflage design.

Buy our bonds

Buy our bonds

Brown University

words and music by John H. Densmore. March for voice and piano. Caption title.

Buy a Red Cross Rosie: song

lyric by Alfred Bryan ; music by Harry Tierney. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Mrs. Edwin Collins of Los Angeles Chapter American Red Cross"--P. 3. Advertisement for other music: p. [6] Cover illustration: Red Cross Rosie contribution pins / Starmer.

Buy a liberty bond now!

Buy a liberty bond now!

Brown University

words & music by Statia O'Don[n]ell. For voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the U.S. Army and Navy." Cover illustration: U.S. shield and eagle design.

Buy a bond boys!: buy a bond girls!

lyric & music by I.M. Cassel. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: a tank, the Statue of Liberty, and U.S. liberty bonds.

Bring me a letter from my old home town: ballad

words by A.G. Delamater ; music by Will R. Anderson. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. 2-[4] War slogans: p. 2-3. Cover illustrations: photograph of a family writing letters.

Bring back the boys from over there

words & music by Lodoiska Gardette D'Arensbourg. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: the U.S. Army. Also published for: orchestra.

Bring back my soldier boy to me

words by Walter Hirsch ; music by Frank Magine. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: U.S. cavalry soldier in battle scene / Natwick.

Bring back my daddy to me

words by William Tracey & Howard Johnson; music by George W. Meyer. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement A76 for songbook "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Madge Evans; drawing of soldier silhouettes / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Bring back my daddy to me

words by William Tracey & Howard Johnson; music by George W. Meyer. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement A76 for songbook "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Madge Evans; drawing of soldier silhouettes / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Bring back my daddy to me

words by William Tracey & Howard Johnson; music by George W. Meyer. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement A76 for songbook "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Madge Evans; drawing of soldier silhouettes / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Bring back my daddy to me

words by William Tracey & Howard Johnson; music by George W. Meyer. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement A76 for songbook "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Madge Evans; drawing of soldier silhouettes / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Bring back a Belgian baby to me

words and music by Ben Black. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Mummy mine" and three other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier holding a Belgian child / W.R.

Boys, get ready!: march song

words and music by Reginald de Koven. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of allegorical figure of America leading soldiers / Starmer.