Open Directory - Arts: Music: Composition: Composers: L: Lavallée, Calixa

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Calixa Lavallee - Find a Grave listing with portrait photograph, picture of his tombstone with English translation of French inscription, and cemetery information.
Calixa Lavallée (1842-1891) - Listing with The Lied and Art Song Texts Page with links to French lyrics of some of his vocal works.
Calixa Lavallée and the Origins of "O Canada" - Background information from the Canadian Encyclopedia concerning his part in creating this national anthem. Includes links to related material.
Lavallée, Calixa - Biographical entry from the Canadian Encyclopedia with portrait from the first printing of O Canada.
Lavallée, Calixa 1842-1891 - Music Division Archival Guide entry with biographical sketch and details of holdings from the Music Archives at the National Library of Canada.
O Canada: Calixa Lavallee - 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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Open Directory - Arts: Music: Composition: Composers: L: Lavallée, Calixa

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Please submit sites dealing with the life or music of Calixa Lavallée, including biographies, discographies, analyses of compositions, or bibliographies.

Calixa Lavallée (1842-1891) was born in Quebec, traveled abroad for years, fought as a Union officer in the American Civil War, and was a theater musician, bandsman, and choirmaster before achieving lasting fame for composing O Canada. He holds the distinction of being the first notable Canadian composer.

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