The Old Brigade - 1898

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 26 Dec 2002

Where are the boys of the old Brigade,
Who fought with us side by side?
Shoulder to shoulder,
and blade by blade,
Fought till they fell and died!
Who so ready and undismayed?
Who so merry and true?
Where are the boys of the old Brigade?
Where are the lads we knew?
Then steadily shoulder to shoulder,
Steadily blade by blade!
Ready and strong, marching along
Like the boys of the old Brigade!
Then steadily shoulder to shoulder,
Steadily blade by blade!
Ready and strong, marching along
Like the boys of the old Brigade.

Over the sea far away they lie,
Far from the land of their love;
Nations alter, the years go by,
But Heav'n still is Heav'n above.
Not in the abbey proudly laid
Find they a place or part;
The gallant boys of the old Brigade,
They sleep in old England's heart.
Then steadily shoulder to shoulder,
Steadily blade by blade!
Ready and strong, marching along
Like the boys of the old Brigade!
Then steadily shoulder to shoulder,
Steadily blade by blade!
Ready and strong, marching along
Like the boys of the old Brigade!

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
bassoon
piano t clef
*
The Old Brigade 1898
Composed by Oduardo Barri 1844-1920
Written by Fred E. Weatherly
copyright - Public Domain
sequence and karaoke by
James Pitt-Payne, London UK and
Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
on Thursday 26 December 2002 at 11.53
in association with Doug Grierson
*
Italian names have always been fashionable
in the musical world and many composers
have adopted Italianate pseudonyms.
Odoardo Barri might not have done nearly so well
if he had stuck to his real name - Edward Slater.
Barri (1844-1920) is probably best remembered
for his immensely popular 'The Old Brigade'
a song in which he once again collaborated
with Fred E. Weatherly.