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O Canada: Calixa Lavallee - http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/canlavallee.htm
Detailed biography with a strong sense of national pride includes links to lyrics, MIDI sound file, detailed history of the song, and biographies of French and English lyricists Adolphe-Basile Routhier and Robert Stanley Weir. |
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Lavallée, Calixa 1842-1891 - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/4/7/m15-397-e.html
Music Division Archival Guide entry with biographical sketch and details of holdings from the Music Archives at the National Library of Canada. |
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Lavallée, Calixa - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=5223
Brief biography declaring him as first Canadian-born composer and noting authorship of "O Canada." From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. |
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Lavallée, Calixa - http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004561
Biographical entry from the Canadian Encyclopedia with portrait from the first printing of O Canada. |
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Calixa Lavallée and the Origins of "O Canada" - http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=ArchivedFeatures&Params=A213
Background information from the Canadian Encyclopedia concerning his part in creating this national anthem. Includes links to related material. |