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.^[1]
• 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)

Media

King Cotton "King Cotton", an 1895 Sousa military march. The Gallant Seventh "The Gallant Seventh", was Sousa's most popular march in the 1920s and is distinguished as his only march with two breakstrains. The Thunderer Sousa's "The Thunderer" (1889), performed in 1896 by the United States Marine Corps Band Manhattan Beach "Manhattan Beach", a commemorative march by John Philip Sousa. Hands Across the Sea Sousa's Hands Across the Sea (1899), performed by the United States Navy Band The Fairest of the Fair Sousa's Fairest of the Fair (1908), performed by the United States Navy Band Transit of Venus March "Transit of Venus March" Comrades of the Legion "Comrades of the Legion" Problems listening to the files? See media help.

Other works

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

References

1. Sousa: Marching Along, p.85 Integrity Press, 1994

• The Works of John Philip Sousa.