Songs
- Hail, Pennsylvania! (The Alma Mater)
- The Red and Blue
- The Field Cry of Penn ("Hang Jeff Davis")
- Cheer Pennsylvania!
- Drink a Highball
- Fight on, Pennsylvania!
- Men of Pennsylvania
- The University of Pennsylvania Band March
- In 1901, the renowned bandmaster Roland F. Seitz (1867–1946) of Glen Rock, Pennsylvania wrote the famous University of Pennsylvania Band March. The march is generally regarded as one of the finest compositions ever written for a student band, and ultimately was adapted by many other organizations throughout the country.
- Franklin Field March
- Edwin Franko Goldman, who was generally regarded only second to John Phillip Sousa in the early 20th century, composed the Franklin Field March for the University of Pennsylvania Band. On November 5, 1932, Goldman’s Franklin Field March was performed for the first time at the annual University of Pittsburgh-University of Pennsylvania football game.
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