List of compositions by John Philip Sousa

This is a list of compositions by John Philip Sousa.

Musical works

1860s

• "Mallie" (song, 186?)

Words by J. W. Heysinger

• "My Sweet Sweetheart" (song, 186?)

Words by Jack Nilpon

• "Sea Nymph" (song, 186?)

Words by B. P. Wilmot

• [corrupted entry] (song, 186?)

Words by James Adams

• "Fall Tenderly, Roses" (song, 186?)

Words by John Philip Sousa

• "An Album Leaf" (piece for violin, 1863)

1870s

• Moonlight on the Potomac (1872) - Waltzes
• Cuckoo (1873) - Galop
• Day And Night. Words by Emma M. Swallow (1873) - Song
• Review (1873) - March
• Salutation (1873) - March
• Wilt Thou Be True. Poem by E. Cook (1873) - Song
• O, My Country. Words by B. Lowlaws (1874) - Song
• Te Deum In Bb. Words by John Philip Sousa (1874) - Hymn
• Words by Emma M. Swallow (1874) - Song
• The Phoenix (1875) - Vocal piece
• The Phoenix March (1875)
• On Wings of LIghtning (1876) - Galop
• Ah, Me! Poem by Emma M. Swallow (1876) - Song
• Matt Morgan's Living Pictures (1876) - Vocal piece
• Only A Dream. Words by Mary A. Denison (1876) - Song
• Only Thee. Poem by Charles Swain (1876) - Song
• Revival March (1876) - March
• The Honored Dead (1876) - March
• The Song Of The Sea. Words by Emma M. Swallow (1876) - Song
• Myrrha (1877) - Gavotte
• 'Deed I Has To Laugh. Words by John Philip Sousa (1877) - Song
• Across The Danube (1877) - March
• Hoping. Poem by Jefferson H. Nones (1877) - Song
• Lonely. Poem by Jefferson H. Nones (1877) - Song
• Love Me Little, Love Me Long. Words by John Philip Sousa (1877) - Song
• Rivals (1877) - Overture
• The Free Lunch Cadets. Words by John Philip Sousa (1877) - Song
• The Magic Glass. Poem by Charles Swain (1877) - Song
• Esprit De Corps (1878) - March
• Silver Spray (1878) - Schottische
• Mavourneen Asthore. Words by Albert S. Nones (1878) - Song
• Smick, Smack, Smuck. Words by John Philip Sousa (1878) - Song
• Globe And Eagle (1879) - March
• Katherine (1879) - Operetta
• La Reine d'Amour (1879) - Piece for cornet
• On The Tramp (1879) - March
• Resumption March (1879) - March

1880s

• Nymphalin (1880) - Piece for violin
• Our Flirtation (1880) - March
• Our Flirtations (1880) - Vocal piece
• Recognition March (1880 or before)
• When He Is Near. Words by Mary A. Denison (1880) - Song
• A Rare Old Fellow. Poem by Barry Cornwall (1881) - Song
• Florine (1881) - Operetta
• Guide Right (1881) - March
• In Memoriam: Garfield's Funeral March (1881) - March
• President Garfield's Inauguration March (1881) - March
• Pretty Patty Honeywood. Poem by Cuthbert Bede (1881) - Song
• Right Forward (1881) - March
• Yorktown Centennial (1881) - March
• Congress Hall (1882) - March
• Star Of Light. Poem by Bessie Beach (1882) - Song
• The Smugglers (1882) - Operetta
• Bonnie Annie Laurie (1883) - March
• Mother Goose (1883) - March
• Pet Of The Petticoats (1883) - March
• Right-Left (1883) - March
• Transit Of Venus (1883) - March
• Four Marches For Regimental Drums And Trumpets (1884) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• The White Plume (1884) - March
• We'll Follow Where The White Plume Waves. Words by Edward M. Taber (1884) - Song
• Belle Mahone (1885) - Piece for saxophone
• Mikado March (1885) - March arrangement from music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
• Mother Hubbard March (1885) - March
• Sound Off (1885) - March
• Tally-Ho! Poem by Joaquin Miller (1885) - Song
• The Queen Of Hearts (1885) - Operetta
• Triumph Of Time (1885) - March
• Presidential Polonaise (1886) - President Chester A. Arthur requested this as a replacement for Hail to the Chief, but he died before it was performed.
• Funeral March (1886) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• Gallant And Gay We'll March Away (1886) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• Good Bye, Sweet Nannie Magee (1886) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• Hannah, My True Love (1886) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• Here's To Your Health, Sir! (1886) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• Hurrah! We Are Almost There (1886) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• La Reine de la Mer (1886) - Valses
• Tally-Ho! (1886) - Overture
• The Gladiator (1886) - March
• The Rifle Regiment (1886) - March
• Vautour: Sans Souci (1886) - Overture
• Waltz (1886) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• My Own, My Geraldine. Poem by Francis C. Long (1887) - Song
• O, Ye Lillies White. Poem by Francis C. Long (1887) - Song
• Sweet Miss Industry. Poem by S. Conant Foster (1887) - Song
• The Occidental (1887) - March
• The Window Blind. Words by Edward M. Taber (1887) - Song
• The Coquette (1887) - Characteristic Dance
• Ben Bolt (1888) - March
• I Wonder. Words by Edward M. Taber (1888) - Song
• National Fencibles (1888) - March
• Semper Fidelis (1888) - March
• The Crusader (1888) - March
• The Wolf (1888) - Operetta
• The Bride Elect: The Wolf (1888–97) - Operetta
• Queen of the Harvest (1889) - Quadrille
• Do We? We Do. Words by John Philip Sousa (1889) - Song
• Love That Comes When May-Roses Blow. Words by John Philip Sousa (1889) - Song
• O'Reilly's Kettledrum. Words by Edward M. Taber (1889) - Song
• The Picadore (1889) - March
• The Quilting Party March (1889) - March
• The Thunderer (1889) - March
• The Washington Post (1889) - March
• There's Something Mysterious. Words by Hunter MacCulloch (1889) - Song
• 2:15. Words by Edward M. Taber (1889) - Song

1890s

• Corcoran Cadets (1890) - March
• Nail The Flag To The Mast. Poem by William Russell Frisbie (1890) - Song
• Reveille. Poem by Robert J. Burdette (1890) - Song
• The Chariot Race (1890) - Tone Poem
• High School Cadets (1890) - March
• The Loyal Legion (1890) - March
• You'll Miss Lots Of Fun When You're Married. Words by Edward M. Taber (1890) - Song
• Sheridan's Ride (1891) - Tone Poem
• The Wolverine March (1891) - March
• Homeward Bound (1891 or 1892) - March
• March Of The Royal Trumpets (1892) - March
• On Parade: The Lion Tamer (1892) - March
• The Belle Of Chicago (1892) - March
• The Triton (1892) - March
• Désirée (1893) - Operetta
• Manhattan Beach (1893) - March
• The Beau Ideal (1893) - March
• The Devil's Deputy (1893) - Operetta
• The Last Days Of Pompeii (1893) - Suite
  • 1. "In The House Of Burbo And Stratonice"
  • 2. "Nydia, The Blind Girl"
  • 3. "The Destruction Of Pompeii And Nydia's Death"
• Liberty Bell (1893) - March
• Stuffed Stork. Words by John Philip Sousa (1894) - Song
• The Directorate (1894) - March
• El Capitan (1895) - Operetta
• King Cotton (1895) - March
• Three Quotations (1895) - Suite
  • 1. "The King Of France With Twenty-Thousand Men Marched Up The Hill And Then Down Again."
  • 2. "I, Too, Was Born In Arcadia"
  • 3. "In Darkest Africa"
• El Capitan (1896) - March
• Stars And Stripes Forever (1896) - March
• The Colonial Dames (1896) - Waltzes
• With Steady Step (1896) - Piece for trumpets and drums
• Maid Of The Meadow. Words by John Philip Sousa (1897) - Song
• The Bride Elect (1897) - March
• The Charlatan (1898) - March
• The Charlatan (operetta): The Mystical Miss (1898) - Operetta
• The Trooping Of The Colors (1898) - Pageant
• Chris And The Wonderful Lamp (1899) - Operetta
• Hands Across The Sea (1899) - March
• O, Why Should The Spirit Of Mortal Be Proud? Poem by William Knox (1899) - Hymn
• The Man Behind The Gun (1899) - March

1900s

• Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty (1900) - March
• It's A Thing We Are Apt To Forget. Words by John Philip Sousa (1900 or after) - Song
• The Invincible Eagle (1901) - March
• The Pride Of Pittsburgh: Homage To Pittsburgh (1901) - March
• The Summer Girl (1901) - Concert piece
• Imperial Edward (1902) - March
• Looking Upward (1902) - Suite
  • 1. "By The Light Of The Polar Star"
  • 2. "Beneath The Southern Cross"
  • 3. "Mars And Venus"
• The Messiah Of Nations. Poem by James Whitcomb Riley (1902) - Hymn
• Jack Tar (1903) - March
• At The King's Court (1904) - Suite
  • 1. "Her Ladyship, The Countess"
  • 2. "Her Grace, The Duchess"
  • 3. "Her Majesty, The Queen"
• The Diplomat (1904) - March
• The Free Lance (1905) - Operetta
• The Free Lance (1906) - March
• I've Made My Plans For The Summer. Words by John Philip Sousa (1907) - Song
• Powhattan's Daughter (1907) - March
• Fairest of the Fair (1908) - March
• The American Maid: The Glass Blowers (1909) - Operetta
• The Glory Of The Yankee Navy (1909) - March
• People Who Live In Glass Houses (1909) - Suite

1910s

• Dwellers Of The Western World (1910) - Suite
  • 1. "The Red Man"
  • 2. "The White Man"
  • 3. "The Black Man"
• The Federal (1910) - March
• Tales Of A Traveler (1911) - Suite
  • 1. "The Kaffir On The Karoo"
  • 2. "In The Land Of The Golden Fleece"
  • 3. "Grand Promenade At The White House" [Later replaced by 3a]
  • 3a. "Easter Monday On The White House Lawn" (1928)
• The Belle Of Bayou Teche. Poem by O. E. Lynne (1911) - Song
• The Gliding Girl (1912) - Tango
• With Pleasure (1912) - Dance Hilarious [a ragtime piece]
• From Maine To Oregon (1913) - March
• It Was Really Very Fortunate For Me. Words by Charles Brown (1913) - Song
• The Irish Dragoon (1913) - Operetta
• Columbia's Pride (1914) - March
• The Lambs' Gamble (1914) - Overture
• The Lambs' March (1914) - March
• The Milkmaid. Poem by Austin Dobson (1914) - Song
• We March, We March To Victory. Words by Gerard Moultrie (1914) - Processional Hymn
• Hip Hip Hooray (1915) - Vocal piece
• The New York Hippodrome (1915) - March
• The Pathfinder Of Panama (1915) - March
• The Victory (1915) - Operetta
• America First (1916) - March
• Boots. Poem by Rudyard Kipling (1916) - Song
• Boy Scouts Of America (1916) - March
• Come Laugh And Be Merry. Words by an unknown author (1916) - Song
• I Love Jim. Words by Helen Sousa Abert (1916) - Song
• March Of The Pan Americans (1916) - March
• The Song Of The Dagger. Words by John Philip Sousa (1916) - Song
• Willow Blossoms (1916) - Concert piece [subtitled "legend", meaning "in a romantic, narrative style"]
• Blue Ridge, I'm Coming Back To You. Words by John Philip Sousa (1917) - Song
• Liberty Loan (1917) - March
• The Love That Lives Forever. Words by George P. Wallihan (1917) - Song
• The Naval Reserve (1917) - March
• The White Rose (1917) - March
• U.S. Field Artillery (1917) - March
• Wisconsin Forward Forever (1917) - March
• Anchor And Star (1918) - March
• Flags Of Freedom (1918) - March
• In Flanders Fields The Poppies Grow. Poem by John D. McCrae (1918) - Song
• Lovely Mary Donnelly. Poem by William Allingbam (1918) - Song
• Pushing On. Words by Guy F. Lee (1918) - Song
• Sabre And Spurs (1918) - March
• Solid Men To The Front (1918) - March
• The Chantyman's March (1918) - March
• The Volunteers (1918) - March
• Though Dolly Is Married. Words by Burnside (1918) - Song
• USAAC March (1918) - March
• We Are Coming. Poem by Edith Willis Linn (1918) - Song
• Wedding March (1918) - March
• When The Boys Come Sailing Home! Words by Helen Sousa Abert (1918) - Song
• Bullets And Bayonets (1919) - March
• The Fighting Race. Poem by J. I. C. Clarke (1919) - Song
• The Golden Star (1919) - March

1920s

• Camera Studies (1920) - Suite
• Comrades Of The Legion (1920) - March
• Non-Committal Declarations. Words by John Philip Sousa (1920) - Trio for voices
• On The Campus (1920) - March
• The Last Crusade. Poem by Anne Higginson Spicer (1920) - Ballad
• Who's Who In Navy Blue (1920) - March
• Yale Marching Song. Words by Joseph Grant Ewing (1920) - Song
• Keeping Step With The Union (1921) - March
• Impressions At The Movies (1922) - Suite
  • 1. "The Serenaders"
  • 2. "The Crafty Villain And The Timid Maid"
  • 3. "Balance All And Swing Partners"
• Leaves From My Notebook (1922) - Suite
  • 1. "The Genial Hostess"
  • 2. "The Campfire Girls"
  • 3. "The Lively Flapper"
• The Dauntless Battalion (1922) - March
• The Gallant Seventh (1922) - March
• March Of The Mitten Men: Power And Glory (1923) - March
• Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine (1923) - March
• While Navy Ships Are Coaling. Poem by Wells Hawks (1923) - Song
• A Serenade In Seville. Words by James Francis Cooke (1924) - Song
• Ancient And Honorable Artillery Company (1924) - March
• Marquette University March (1924) - March
• The Black Horse Troop (1924) - March
• The Journal. Words by John Philip Sousa (1924) - Song
• Cubaland (1925) - Suite
  • 1. "Under The Spanish Flag"
  • 2. "Under The American Flag"
  • 3. "Under The Cuban Flag"
• The National Game (1925) - March
• Universal Peace (1925 or 1926) - March
• A Mingling of the Wets and the Drys (1926) - Humoresque
• Crossing The Bar. Poem by Alfred Tennyson (1926) - Song
• Old Ironsides (1926) - March
• Sesqui-Centennial Exposition March (1926) - March
• The Gridiron Club (1926) - March
• The Pride Of The Wolverines (1926) - March
• There's A Merry Brown Thrush. Poem by Lucy Larcom (1926) - Song
• Forever And A Day. Words by Irving Bibo and John Philip Sousa (1927) - Song
• Magna Charta (1927) - March
• Riders For The Flag (1927) - March
• The Atlantic City Pageant (1927) - March
• Minnesota March (1927) - March
• Among My Souvenirs (1928) - Humoresque
• Golden Jubilee (1928) - March
• Love's Radiant Hour. Words by Helen Boardman Knox (1928) - Song
• New Mexico (1928) - March
• Prince Charming (1928)
• University Of Nebraska (1928) - March
• Daughters Of Texas (1929) - March
• Foshay Tower Washington Memorial (1929) - March
• La Flor De Sevilla (1929) - March
• The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Nr. 1 (1929) - March
• University Of Illinois (1929) - March

1930s

• George Washington Bicentennial (1930) - March
• Harmonica Wizard (1930) - March
• The Legionaires (1930) - March
• The Royal Welch Fusiliers, Nr. 2 (1930) - March
• The Salvation Army (1930) - March
• The Wildcats: Salute To Kansas (1930 or 1931) - March
• A Century Of Progress (1931) - March
• Annabel Lee. Poem by Edgar Allan Poe (1931) - Song
• Kansas Wildcats (1931) - March
• The Aviators (1931) - March
• The Circumnavigators Club (1931) - March
• The Northern Pines (1931) - March
• Library Of Congress (1932) - March (unfinished, reconstructed in 2003 by Steve Bulla) [1]

Other works

In addition to his original compositions Sousa also wrote hundreds of arrangements of his own music and other people's music.

References

• The Works of John Philip Sousa.