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O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which French-language words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier .
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O Canada is the national anthem of Canada.. O Canada may...
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Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French...
- O Canada (Disambiguation)
May 17, 2024 · O Canada, national anthem of Canada.It was proclaimed the official national anthem on July 1, 1980. “God Save the Queen” remains the royal anthem of Canada. The music, written by Calixa Lavallée (1842–91), a concert pianist and native of Verchères, Quebec, was commissioned in 1880 on the occasion of a visit to Quebec by John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, marquess of Lorne (later 9th ...
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As intended, the first performance of “O Canada” took place on June 24, 1880, at a banquet held at the Pavillon des Patineurs in the City of Québec. The playing of “O Canada” for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary), when they toured Canada in 1901, helped to introduce the song to English ...
Mar 26, 2012 · Published Online March 26, 2012. Last Edited February 7, 2018. “O Canada” is Canada’s national anthem. Originally called “Chant national,” it was written in Québec City by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (words in French) and composer Calixa Lavallée (music), and first performed there on 24 June 1880.
The Toronto CMA includes the cities of Brampton, Markham, Mississauga, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Toronto and Vaughan. ^ The City of Waterloo, as well as the cities of Cambridge and Kitchener, form parts of the Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo CMA. ^ The Windsor CMA is formed around the City of Windsor.
NameRegionIncorporation Date (city) [3]Council Size [3]Jan 1, 19857Jan 1, 20197Sep 1, 20057Jan 1, 189415New York, often called New York City [b] or simply NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county. New York is a global center of finance [11] and commerce ...
Jun 27, 2017 · The Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l’Amérique française notes that “O Canada” rang out during the 300th birthday of Quebec City in 1908 and “occupied a place of honour in Quebec Catholic schools for many years.” Andrée Dufour, a researcher at Laval University who is an expert in the history of education in Quebec, says ...
