In 1880, " O Canada" (lyrics by Adolphe-Basile Routhier, music by Calixa Lavallée) appeared in its original French version. Some songs such as " Ô Canada! mon pays! mes amours!" (lyrics by George-Étienne Cartier, music by Célestin Lavigueur), "Le Drapeau de Carillon" by Charles Sabatier, and " Un canadien errant" by Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, live on. Brass ensembles gained in importance in the second half of the century Joseph Vézina conducted several in Quebec City. Early in the 19th century, Charles Sauvageau was one of the first French-Canadian conductors to direct patriotic wind music and dance bands. Woodwind ensembles and military bands were promoted under British influence. Popular sheet music in all likelihood was first published in French Canada in the mid-1850s. By the late 1830s, songs appeared in La Revue canadienne, l' Album littéraire et musical and Le Ménestrel. Under Irish, Scottish and Loyalist influences, reels and folk dances (gigues, quadrilles, cotillions, etc) became a complex mix of French and English traditions. Violin music and dance made up part of French-Canadian gatherings of all social classes from the time of New France. Previous Next Pop Music in Quebec and French Canada
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