O Canada (arr Cable)
Calixa Lavallée (arr. Howard Cable)
Subtitle: Concert Transcription for Band or Orchestra
General Info
Year: 1880 / 1967
Duration: c. 1:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Northdale Music Press
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $39.00 | Score Only (print) - $8.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute I
Flute II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
O 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 words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The lyrics were originally in French and an English version was created in 1906. Robert Stanley Weir wrote in 1908 another English version, which is the official and most popular version, one that is not a literal translation of the French. Weir's lyrics have been revised twice, taking their present form in 1980, but the French lyrics remain unaltered.
O Canada had served as a de facto national anthem since 1939, officially becoming Canada's national anthem in 1980 when the Act of Parliament making it so received Royal Assent and became effective on July 1 as part of that year's Dominion Day celebrations.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) Wind Symphony Alumni (Karem J. Simon, conductor) - 29 December 2022
- Nova Scotia (Wolfville) Youth Wind Ensemble (Mark Hopkins, conductor) - 30 October 2022
- National Youth Band of Canada (Darrin Oehlerking, conductor) - 13 May 2022
- University of Toronto (Ont., Can.) Wind Ensemble (Gillian MacKay, conductor) – 14 October 2017
- Northdale Concert Band (Toronto, Ont., Can.) - 2014
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Bridal Rose
- Golden Fleece Overture (1914)
- Marche Indienne
- O Canada (arr. Buckley) (1880/2009)
- O Canada (arr. Cable) (1880/1967)
- O Canada (arr. Roy) (1880/2017)
- On to Richmond March (1886)
Resources
- Lavallée, C.; Cable, H. [1967]. O Canada: Concert Transcription for Band or Orchestra [score]. Leeds Music: Toronto, Can.
- O Canada, Wikipedia