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Location: Home - Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols - The Symbols of Canada | 2006-12-15 | ||
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Patriotic Songs![]() Ode to Newfoundland The words of "The Ode to Newfoundland" were written by His Excellency Sir Cavendish Boyle, K.C.M.G., who was Governor of Newfoundland from 1901 to 1904. On November 8, 1902, the Ode was set to music composed by Professor E.R. Krippner and was officially adopted as the Newfoundland anthem. On May 20, 1904, the present musical setting, which was composed by Sir Hubert Parry, Bart, was officially substituted for the Krippner setting. On August 17, 1979, Royal Assent was given to legislation adopting the Ode to Newfoundland as the official provincial anthem of the province of Newfoundland. When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills, Maple Leaf Forever This song had great popularity in English Canada from its composition in 1867, partly because it was authorized for use in schools in many provinces. Because of the emphasis on the British connection it never gained much popularity in French Canada. However in a Book of Knowledge current in the 1920's it is listed and garlanded as "Canada's national anthem". Words and music are by Alexander Muir (1830-1906) who came to Canada as a child and was educated at Queen's University. He taught school in Toronto for many years. In 1867 the maple leaf first appeared in the coat of arms of both Ontario and Quebec and the song quickly became popular. Muir also wrote another maple leaf song, "Canada, Land of the Maple Tree".
The Government of Canada has no rights on the words nor the music of this patriotic song. The agency that has the rights is: Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency111 Avenue Road, suite 302 Toronto, Ontario M5R 3J8 Tel: (416)926-1966 Island Hymn (Patriotic hymn of Prince Edward Island) Miss L.M. Montgomery, Lawrence W. Watson, Isula Beata
Canada: This is My Home / On est chez nous List of regional songs A number of local and regional songs have come and gone, though some have more staying power than others.
Since 1967 we have had the very popular Centennial song "Ca-na-da", written by Bobby Gimby and the Ontario song of the same year - "A place to stand". The frequently sung "This land is your land", is an adaptation of an American song of similar patriotic fervour, but a song just as popular, "Something to sing about", is Canadian by context and composition. |
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Date modified: 2005-06-20![]() |
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