MUSICIAN

Calixa Lavallée

1842 - 1891

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Calixa Lavallée (French pronunciation: [kaliksa lavale]; December 28, 1842 – January 21, 1891) was a Canadian musician and Union Army band musician during the American Civil War. He was born in the Province of Canada. He is best known for composing the music for "O Canada", which officially became the national anthem of Canada in 1980, after a vote in the Senate and the House of Commons. The same 1980 Act of Parliament also changed some of the English lyrics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Calixa Lavallée is the 1,451st most popular musician (up from 1,583rd in 2019), the 417th most popular biography from Canada (up from 437th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Calixa Lavallée ranks 1,451 out of 3,175. Before him are Bob Ezrin, Dominic Miller, Blind Blake, Red Garland, Dennis Brain, and Geoff Nicholls. After him are Terje Rypdal, Andy Bown, Karel Halíř, Jimmy Reed, Markus Grosskopf, and Max Martin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Calixa Lavallée ranks 91. Before him are Otto Sinding, João Barbosa Rodrigues, Robert Collett, Christian Lundeberg, Hannibal Sehested, and Alphons Czibulka. After him are Édouard Louis Trouessart, Nikolai Menshutkin, Agnes Mary Clerke, Pyotr Durnovo, Charles Lapworth, and Josef Labor. Among people deceased in 1891, Calixa Lavallée ranks 99. Before him are Nikolay Ilminsky, Emma Abbott, Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Antonio Arenas, Joseph Roumanille, and Anton Heinrich Springer. After him are George Washington Williams, Joseph Bazalgette, George Bancroft, Henry Litolff, José María Urvina, and Charles Bradlaugh.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Calixa Lavallée ranks 417 out of 1,622. Before him are Teresa Stratas (1938), Bob Ezrin (1949), George Chuvalo (1937), Justine Musk (1972), Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871), and John Qualen (1899). After him are Edward Belcher (1799), Brad Armstrong (1965), Peaches (1966), Mordecai Richler (1931), Rick Danko (1943), and Hal Foster (1892).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Calixa Lavallée ranks 21. Before him are Diana Krall (1964), Paul Bley (1932), Geddy Lee (1953), Bob Rock (1954), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), and Bob Ezrin (1949). After him are Rick Danko (1943), Alex Lifeson (1953), Daniel Lanois (1951), Richard Manuel (1943), Hank Snow (1914), and Kenny Wheeler (1930).

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