List of compositions by John Philip Sousa

This is a "list of compositions by John Philip Sousa".

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Works

* Mallic. Words by J. W. Heysinger (?) - Song
* My Sweet Sweetheart. Words by Jack Nilpon (?) - Song
* Sea Nymph. Words by B. P. Wilmot (?) - Song
* Words by James Adams (?) - Song
* Fall Tenderly, Roses. Words by John Philip Sousa (1860s) - Song
* An Album Leaf (1863) - Piece for violin
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* The 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"
* The 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
* The 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: 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
* 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
* The 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
* 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
* US 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
* 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
* 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
* The Minnesota March (1927) - March
* 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
* (1930) - March
* 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

Other Works

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