In the Library of Congress you can find sheet music for mandolin and guitar. This includes many arrangements of marches by John Philip Sousa for mandolin and guitar, 2 mandolins and guitar or mandolin and piano. There are also severals other pieces from the period around 1900.
In this post I have compiled the first part of sheet music, enriched by some videos of marches by Sousa.
The following sheet music editions are available for free download from the Library of Congress site:
The Bride-Elect: March / John Philip Sousa [sheet music]
Mandolin and guitar:
2 mandolins and guitar:
mandolin solo:
(other version with piano available)
Video: American March “The Bride-Elect March”
La cantinera polka / Rosas [notated music]
mandolin and guitar:
The Charlatan: March / John Philip Sousa [sheet music]
2 mandolins and guitar:
Video: The Charlatan March
Debutante’s gavotte / F Abtler [notated music]
2 mandolins and guitar:
The Diplomat March / John Philip Sousa [sheet music]
mandolin solo:
Cupid waltzes / William T Gery [notated music]
2 mandolins and guitar – only 1st mandolin part:
The darkies’ cradle song / J. W Wheeler [notated music]
1st mandolin and mandola:
The Directorate March / John Philip Sousa [sheet music]
mandolin and guitar:
2 mandolins and guitar:
(other versions with piano available)
The easy one schottische / Wm. H Fletcher [notated music]
2 mandolins and guitar:
Emory waltz / H. P Sutorius [notated music]
2 mandolins and guitar:
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty / John Philip Sousa [sheet music]
mandolin and guitar / piano:
