O CANADA

Composer: Calixa Lavallée

Born: December 28, 1842, Verchères, Canada. Died: January 21, 1891, Boston, Massachusetts. Buried: Boston, Massachusetts; reinterred in 1933 in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montréal, Canada. Lavallée’s father was originally a wood cutter and blacksmith, but eventually started repairing musical instruments and teaching music in his local community. After moving to St. Hyacinthe, Calixa’s father worked for organ builder Joseph Casavant. Calixa was playing the organ by age 11, and at age 13 gave a piano recital in the Théâtre Royal in Montréal. Calixa later moved to America, where he a won a competition in New Orleans, Louisiana. As accompanist to Spanish violinist Olivera, he toured Brazil and the West Indies, then returned… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: O CANADA
Composer: Calixa Lavallée (1880)
Meter: Irregular
Incipit: 35512 34562 34456
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Harmonizations, Introductions, Descants, Intonations

  • Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Organ Volume 10: Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns 819 - 893
    Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Benjamin M. Culli
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2009) pp. 892
  • Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Piano Volume 10: Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymns 819 - 893
    Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Marissa Bauck; Thomas Keesecker
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2009) pp. 892

Piano Solo

  • Sunday Morning Holiday Companion: 33 Timeless Selections for Worship Throughout the year
    Composer/Editor Victor Labenske
    Published By: Alfred Music Publishing Company, Inc. (2009) pp. 86

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3948
Text: Lord of the Lands
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The Cyber Hymnal #4724
Text: O Canada
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 45 of 45)

[Shaʻare shirah] = Gates of Song #154

50 Favorite Dutch Hymns #38

Ambassador Hymnal #634

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Baptist Hymnal 2008 #647

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Catholic Book of Worship III #695

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Celebrating Grace Hymnal #700

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Children's Hymnal #214

Christian Youth Hymnal #166

Common Praise (1998) #659

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Evangelical Lutheran Worship #892

Hymns for Schools, with Supplement #43

Hymns of the Widening Kingdom #87

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #422

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #544

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Sing Joyfully #605

Sing Your Way Home #78

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Small Church Music #999

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Songs of Service #118

Text

Songs of Service. Rev. ed. #a118

The Book of Common Praise #325

The Book of Common Praise #326a

The Book of Common Praise #326b

The Book of Praise #596

The Book of Praise #648

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The Book of Praise #800

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The Book of Praise #833

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The Celebration Hymnal #806

The Christian Life Hymnal #606

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The Church Hymnal #508

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The Cyber Hymnal #3948

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The Cyber Hymnal #4724

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The Evangelical Hymnal #458

The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada #217

The Hymnal #490

The Hymnal of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America #489

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The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church #391

The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #511

The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #511

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The New Canadian Hymnal #108

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The New Canadian Hymnal #108

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The Worshiping Church #424

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Voices United #524

Welsh and English Hymns and Anthems #IX

Welsh and English Hymns and Anthems (Reformatted) #VIII

Worship His Majesty #614

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