Canonbury Brass – Oh When the Saints
– new videos here!

Our newest tune

The Saints!

We're playing this in the Summer Concert at the Union Chapel on Tuesday 11 July. It will need commitment and very hard work from all of us to get it good enough – but it will be worth it!

About the song

A jazz classic that everyone knows

This is a very popular jazz standard. It's also known as When the Saints Go Marching In – Oh When The Saints is actually the first line of the lyrics. It seems to be around 120 years old, or more, originating in a hymn or gospel song … you can read more about it in ❗this Wikipedia article which also talks about some of the many, many recorded versions.

Videos and codewords ...

Brand New and Useful! 

Go straight to our new page with videos for all your parts. 

• Brass Ensemble Oh When the Saints videos

There are codewords too!  

Sheet music (v.05)

Here are PDFs of your parts – and the full score if you are interested!

• Cornet – spicy
• Cornet – mild
• Tenor horn – spicy
• Tenor horn – mild
• Euphonium
• Full score

Backing

A computer plays all our parts

This is just a computer playing from the score, but it is all there.

This is at a basic speed of 144 BPM (Beats Per Minute), which is probably about as slow as we could go ...

Backing … but faster

How does it sound at 160 BPM?

If we get good at it, and we are feeling a bit brave … how about 160 BPM?

Do you agree that it might be more fun and exciting at this speed? Can we do it?? Let's find out!

Tune developments

How can we improve it?

I have ideas! It could be jazzier, harder (spicy and mild cornets?) longer … let's talk. Let's hear your ideas please!

There will be further changes to the music and to this web page. Please check back often and especially if I mention it in rehearsal!

Roadmap!

Here is a nine-minute video with a geography lesson about your Oh When the Saints music for brass ensemble. I hope it helps: Please let me know if you need more information.

The "Fullscreen" button does what you would expect; there are other controls that you can play with too. Enjoy!

More to come

This page is a Work in Progress!

I have rushed to get the basics up here as soon as possible. The content is not all here yet. What do you want, what do you need? Please tell me and I will try to make it for you. I want this page to be THE resource to help us all to do a great job with this tune.