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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Calixa Lavallée has received more than 188,496 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Calixa Lavallée is the 1,583rd most popular musician (down from 1,425th in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from Canada (down from 390th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Musician.

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  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Calixa Lavallée ranks 1,583 out of 3,175. Before him are Kenny Barron, Ray Parker Jr., Brigitte Engerer, Tom DeLonge, John Martyn, and Herb Ellis. After him are Guru Josh, Imants Kalniņš, Dion DiMucci, Fito Páez, Nujabes, and Neal Hefti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Calixa Lavallée ranks 90. Before him are Otto Sinding, Hugo Egmont Hørring, Josef Labor, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Alexander Voeikov, and Alphons Czibulka. After him are Albert Ladenburg, Charles W. Alcock, Nikolai Menshutkin, Agnes Mary Clerke, Mary MacKillop, and Mary Putnam Jacobi. Among people deceased in 1891, Calixa Lavallée ranks 98. Before him are Giovanni Caselli, Constantine Paparrigopoulos, Henry Litolff, Anton Heinrich Springer, Amalie Dietrich, and Edwin Long. After him are Lajos Haynald, Antonio Arenas, Alphonso Taft, José María Urvina, George Bancroft, and Joseph Bazalgette.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Calixa Lavallée ranks 437 out of 1,622. Before him are Robertson Davies (1913), Frank Dixon (1878), Anne Murray (1945), Roy Dupuis (1963), Nancy Greene Raine (1943), and Steven Ogg (1973). After him are Lochlyn Munro (1966), Norm Macdonald (1959), Lucile Watson (1879), John Peters Humphrey (1905), George Campbell (1878), and Hank Snow (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Calixa Lavallée ranks 24. Before him are Richard Manuel (1943), Garth Hudson (1937), Geddy Lee (1953), Alex Lifeson (1953), Daniel Lanois (1951), and Marc-André Hamelin (1961). After him are Hank Snow (1914), Kenny Wheeler (1930), Jeff Healey (1966), Angela Hewitt (1958), Guy Lombardo (1902), and Sarah McLachlan (1968).

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