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Underwrite a ProgramThe Classics a Day team once again made NAFTA Classics the theme for July. Two of the three countries in North America have significant holidays in the month — Canada Day (July 1), and Independence Day (July 4).
As always with this theme, I simply alternated between Canadian, American, and Mexican composers. And the process discovered a lot of great classical music north and south of the border.
Here are my #ClassicsaDay posts for the first ten days of #NAFTAclassics.
Adaskin was a violinist, composer, and director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Music Department.
Carrillo was famous for his theory of microtonal music, “Sonido 13.” His earlier works — such as this 1901 symphony — use more traditional harmonies.
Carr emigrated to America in the 1790s. He’s known as the Father of Philadelphia Music for his work as a composer, conductor, and teacher.
Martin was the second priest to be ordained in New France. His sacred works are the earliest attributed to a Canadian composer.
De Lienas (ca. 1600-1654) is only known to us through two surviving manuscript collections. It is thought that he was a chapel master in Mexico City, and perhaps Havana.
Fry was the first native-born American to compose for orchestra and the first to compose an opera. As a music critic (another first), he encouraged his readers to support American composers.
Lavallée composed “O Canada,” which was later adopted as the national anthem. Lavallée was born in Montreal but spent a good deal of his career working in the U.S.
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