Set to a poem written by American scholar Katharine Lee Bates in 1893, America The Beautiful has a profound history. Joined together with the Francis Ward hymn tune, Materna, America The Beautiful began a long rise in public opinion, and in similar fashion to another patriotic hymn, The Battle Hymn of the Republic, America The Beautiful was considered on several occasions to be a candidate for our national hymnsong.

 

This article includes links to free public domain sheet music for the patriotic poem, Battle Hymn of the Republic, written by Julia Ward Howe in 1861 and set to music previously written by William Steffe in 1855. Additional information about this song can be found on the Battle Hymn page at Wikipedia.org .

The list of files shown below includes patriotic American sheet music as well as other traditional American folk songs.  All files are provided in both PDF and Sibelius formats.  Most include a Sibelius Scorch preview of the document that you can transpose into any key.  The free sheet music files provided on this web site are free for private individuals and educators to use in an educational setting.  They are not to be published on other web sites without the express written permission of the MusicEdMagic.com webmaster.  For more information or to contact the webmaster please use the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page. 

The words and printed music to My Country Tis of Thee for all instruments. PDF and Sibelius source files are available for all standard concert band instruments.

 

 Are you looking for the words, lyrics, or sheet music to The Star Spangled Banner? This document contains the sheet music to the National Anthem of the United States of America. You can view the sheet music online or download the individual parts arranged for all common concert band instruments.

 

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Free Sheet Music to The Star Spangled Banner For Common Concert Band Instruments and Voice

Are you looking for sheet music containing the words, lyrics, or music to The Star Spangled Banner? The documents below contain the words, lyrics, and music of the American National Anthem. You can view the sheet music or download the individual parts arranged for standard concert band instrumentation.

Origin of the Star Spangled Banner Song and Lyrics

The poem that would become the lyrics to our US National Anthem was composed in 1814 by Francis Scott Key as he witnessed the bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during what we now call the War of 1812.   A few months later it was joined together with the music to a popular British drinking song of the day and The Star Spangled Banner was born. Complete lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner are included at the bottom of this document. Contrary to popular thought, the original words to the American National Anthem include four complete verses. Traditionally we sing only the first of the four. For more interesting facts about the Star Spangled Banner please visit this article at Suite101.com.

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Links are also provided below to allow you to download and print the sheet music to "The Star Spangled Banner," our American National Anthem. As you can see from the music shown below, the instrumental parts included in this download contain the melody only.  

 

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Sheet Music Files:

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The Star Spangled Banner For Voice/Vocals  [PDF]
Melody line part for vocalists and singers

The Star Spangled Banner For Flute  [PDF][Sibelius]
For use by flutists, bell players, guitar, and
other instruments pitched in C

The Star Spangled Banner For Clarinet  [PDF] [Sibelius]
For use by soprano and bass clarinet players and
other instruments pitched in B-Flat

The Star Spangled Banner For Alto Saxophone  [PDF] [Sibelius]
For use by alto and baritone sax players
and other instruments pitched in E-Flat

The Star Spangled Banner For Trumpet or Tenor Sax  [PDF] [Sibelius]
For use by B-flat trumpet players.  May be
playable by tenor saxophone as well.

The Star Spangled Banner For French Horn  [PDF] [Sibelius]
For use by french horn players and
other instruments pitched in F

The Star Spangled Banner For Trombone  [PDF] [Sibelius]
For use by trombonists, baritone players,
and bass guitar players

The Star Spangled Banner For Tuba  [PDF] [Sibelius]
For use by tuba players pitched in B-Flat

The Star Spangled Banner Full Score  [PDF] [Sibelius]
The full score of the Star Spangled Banner
with parts for all instruments.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOADA ZIP FILE CONTAINING ALL OF THE PARTS TO "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER," OUR AMERICAN NATIONAL ANTHEM

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The Stars And Stripes Forever is one of John Philip Sousa's most famous and most often played works. Written in 1896 while on a trip to Europe, the familiar strains of this tune today are commonplace at celebrations, band concerts, and patriotic events across the United States of America.

 

Believed to have been written in 1755 by British surgeon Dr. Richard Schackburg, Yankee Doodle has become one of the most well known pieces of music in the United States. This document contains the sheet music to Yankee Doodle in both PDF and Sibilius Scorch formats. Parts are available for all common concert band instruments including voice.

 

This article contains links to the individual sheet music parts to the chorus section of the patriotic song, "You're A Grand Old Flag," written by George M. Cohan, as a part of his 1906 musical, George Washington Jr.

 

As hymnsongs go, Amazing Grace is one of the most recognized of all traditional Christian hymns. It has been used in many ways over the last two hundred years since its composition in 1772 by John Newton, a former slave trader who had converted to Christianity. It has always been seen as a somber, Christian hymnsong with strong references to human rights and freedom.

 

This zip file contains standard concert band parts for the traditional christmas carol, "Angels We Have Heard On High." The earliest known printing of this carol was in the year 1885 although most historians believe the carol originated as much as one hundred years earlier. For more historical information about Angels We Have Heard On High you may wish to visit the article published on Wikipedia.

This file contains links to the sheet music to Auld Lang Syne, a traditional song sung on New Years Eve.

This document contains the parts and lyrics to the traditional Christmas carol , Away In A Manger.  Parts are available for all common concert band instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, bells, and voice.

 

This document contains the instrumental, vocal, and guitar parts to the traditional Christmas Carol , Deck The Halls. Over the centuries Deck The Halls has had many minor changes made to its lyrics, but the tune itself remains basically unchanged. 

 

For nearly a year now I have been transcribing the melodies of many popular, traditional Christmas carols into the Sibelius music notation system.  All of these songs are in the public domain, and so likewise I am providing these Christmas songs as free sheet music and lyrics for anyone to download and print at their convenience.  You do not need to have the Sibelius software to view these files.  Copies of each part are provided in Adobe PDF format as well.  However, in order to edit this sheet music or change the key of the music you will need to have Sibelius installed on your computer.  You may feel free to edit the lyrics and sheet music in these files for your own personal or educational use.  Any commercial use or distribution of these files is prohibited without the written permission of the arranger.

You can also play these free sheet music files in the new StarPlay music practice system . 

Free sheet music and lyrics to the traditional Christmas Carol , God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen with parts available in PDF and Sibelius SIB formats.  Parts for this and many other Christmas Songs are available for all common concert band instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, bells, and voice.

 

Parts for the Christmas carol Hark The Herald Angels Sing have now been posted in Sibelius and PDF formats for all common concert band instruments including flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion, bells, and voice.

 

While Jesus Loves Me is not used very much in the public schools, I still remember trying to play it on my trombone as a child and fishing around for the notes until I got it right. It is one of the most often sung hymns, especially by children, and with summer camp and other similar events happening all around the country I thought it might be nice to have a printable set of music should the need arise. I even threw in parts for the Violin just in case!

 

This document contains the free sheet music and lyrics to the traditional Christmas carol , Jingle Bells.  Parts are provided for voice, flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophones, trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba, percussion, and bells.  A full score is also available.  The sheet music provided contains the melody only.  It is arranged for beginning band students and should be playable by anyone with at least a modest understanding of their instrument. 

It's that time of year again.  Soon the snow will be falling and thoughts will turn to the coming Christmas season.  Jolly Old Saint Nicholas is one of the world's favorite secular Christmas carols, and this document contains links to free sheet music for almost every instrument a person might wish to play.

This document contains links to free sheet music and lyrics for the vocal and instrumental melody parts to the traditional Christmas song , Joy To The World.  Parts are available for all common concert band instruments including flute, clarinet,saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, bells, and voice.

 

This document contains information and links to sheet music for the traditional German Christmas carol named O Christmas Tree (also known as O Tannenbaum or Oh Christmas Tree).  Near the bottom of the document you will also find a list of O Christmas Tree lyrics for the many different verses and versions of this song. 

This document contains the sheet music to the melody part of Silent Night, the traditional Christmas carol by Franz Grubner, which was written in 1818 using words penned by Father Joseph Mohr.  Parts are available for all common concert band instruments as well as voice.

 

This document contains the words and free sheet music to the traditional Christmas carol , The First Noel,  The carol dates back many centuries and was first officially published in the early 1800's.  Parts are provided for all common concert band instruments including voice.

 

This file contains standard concert band parts the Christmas Carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," first published around 1780 in London.

Up On The Housetop was composed in the 1860's by Benjamin Handy.  Free sheet music and lyrics for this traditional Christmas carol are available in both Sibelius and PDF formats.  All traditional concert band instrument parts are included:  flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, bells, and also for voice including the lyrics.

 

This file contains standard concert band parts for the traditional Christmas carol, "We Three Kings of Orient Are." This carol was written in the year 1857 by a New York minister.

This zip file contains standard concert band parts for the traditional Christmas carol, "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." The file contains the printed sheet music for instrument found in traditional concert bands including the flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet,trombone,tuba, and percussion. The file also contains a copy of the full score as well as the original editable document in the Sibelius music format.

Free sheet music for the French traditional song, Alouette.

In 1859 Daniel Emmett wrote the well known song titled Dixie (originally titled I Wish I Was In Dixie and also known as Dixie's Land).  It immediately became quite popular in the North, and spread southward eventually being adopted as the national anthem of the Confederacy.

Whether sung in church, Sunday School, or around the campfire, Kum Ba Ya is another of the most well known hymnsongs in American culture. Sung around the world in various forms, Kum Ba Ya (also occasionally spelled Kum Bah Yah or Kum Bah Ya) is easy to sing or play on any instrument. This document contains links to sheet music for Kum Ba Ya for all common concert band instruments as well as voice.

Adopted as the so-called theme song of the California gold rush, Oh, Susanna is one of the most recognized of all American folk songs. Written in 1847 by Stephen Foster, it later became a very popular song that is still sung today in classrooms across the world. This document contains links to sheet music for the song in PDF and Sibelius SIB formats for all common concert band instruments as well as voice.

It's summer time and along with all the great patriotic music our country has other traditional summer songs. One of the most recognized and often sung is Take Me Out To The Ball Game. This article contains sheet music in PDF and Sibelius SIB formats that you can download and print to play on your favorite instrument or sing along during the seventh inning stretch!

This article contains links to the famous Wedding March written by Felix Mendellsohn.  Parts are provided for all concert band instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and tuba. 

This file contains standard concert band parts for the melody to Beethoven's, "Ode To Joy." The lyrics to the song were written in 1785 by a poet named Friedrich Schiller.

This document contains the sheet music for the Jaques Offenbach song "The Infernal Gallop" from his opera buffe production titled "Orpheus In The Underworld." This song is more commonly referred to in popular music as "The Can-Can." The sheet music provided here is the basic melody of the piece only, suitable for use by beginning band members. You can view the music or download the individual parts arranged for standard concert band instrumentation.

{seyretpic id=51 align=right}The Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke is one of the most often used instrumental pieces of music in weddings around the world.  It's melody is very familiar and surprisingly easy to play on almost any instrument.  This document contains the free sheet music to this classical selection.