All the composers/major figures

Question 1

Marc L’escarbot

Answer 1

New france

Lawyer, poet historian

1st theatrical performance in New France: Le Theatre de Neptune

Transcribes singing of natives

Question 2

Father Jean de Brebeuf

Answer 2

Wrote Huron Carol with existing melody to teach natives story of nativity

Question 3

Charles-Amador Martin

Answer 3

2nd person born in Canada to become priest (no concrete proof)

Wrote first piece of music in Canada Sacrae Familie

Question 4

Louis Jolliet

Answer 4

Explorer, born in New France, merchant

Organist in a church from 1664

Involved with music in new france

Question 5

Marie de L’incarnation

Answer 5

From Latour, France

Had kid, but later became nun

Visions of coming to new france

1960 new france

Founds schools, convent

Question 6

Jean Girard

Answer 6

Livre d’orgue de Montreal

Collection of French organ music from france

Used in church services between singing

Question 7

Charles Voyer de Poligny d’argenson

Answer 7

Band, military music in Canada

Marche de Normandie

The Royal Fusiliers’ arrival at Quebec

Question 8

Joseph Quesnel

Answer 8

Born in Saint-Malo France

Sailor

Ends up in Canada after being caught by british on a French ship

Becomes importer/exporter

Poet, playwright, violinist, composer

1st opera in North America Colas et Colinette

Question 9

Frederick Glackemeyer

Answer 9

1759-1836

born in Germany

came to Canada as band leader of an army regiment

stayed in Canada after being discharged

teaches music

sells instruments

1819 founds the Quebec Harmonic Society

General Craig’s March

Question 10

Theodore F. Molt

Answer 10

1795-1856

german immigrant, soldier

comes to Canada in 1822

goes to Europe, meets Beethoven, brings back small piece, Freudich das Lebens

Post Horn Waltz

Sol Canadien terre chérie

Question 11

Stephen Humbert

Answer 11

American loyalist

Moves to Saint-Jean NB

Published 1st collection of English vocal music in Canada. Hymns from british and American sources, wrote some himself Union Harmony

Question 12

David Willson

Answer 12

1788 born in New York

1801 settles north of York (Toronto)

was quackers, separates, creates his own sect Children of Peace

his sect all lives in Hope (Sharon) Ontario

Question 13

Richard Coats

Answer 13

Builds the 3 barrel organs at Sharon

Not a member of sect

Question 14

Antoine Dessane

Answer 14

Born in France

Studies at Paris Conservatoire

1849 comes to Qc with his wife

teaches, gives concerts, composes

goes to NY, comes back works as church organist

wanted to establish a conservatory in Qc

Overture in D

Le Grillon

Question 15

Calixa Lavallée

Answer 15

1842-1891

born in Vercheres Qc

learned piano and violin

studied with Charles Wugk (Sabatier)

toured in the US, probably in Minstrel Show

studied at Paris Conservatoire

end of his life in Boston, as teacher, composer. Couldn’t make a living in Canada

Le Papillon

Cantata in Honor of Marquis de L’Orne

La Veuve

Marche Funèbre

L’absence

Andalouse

Question 16

Charles Sabatier

Answer 16

Piano virtuoso

Immigrant to Canada

Le Drapeau de Carillon

Mazurka Caprice

Question 17

Guillaume Couture

Answer 17

1851-1915

Organist, choirmaster, teacher, conductor, composer, music critic

Studied at paris conservatoire

Works in montreal

Grandson is also composer

Jean le Précurseur (cantata)

Rêverie pour orchestra

Question 18

Alexis Contant

Answer 18

1858-1918

composer, organist, pianist, teacher

studied with Lavallée

organist in St-Jean Baptiste church in Montreal

taught many important musicians (Claude Champagne, Rodolphe Mathieu, Wilfred Pelletier…)

Question 19

James Paton Clark

Answer 19

1807-1877

founded Toronto philharmonic society with John McCaul

was its conductor

organist

came to Canada in 1834

1st person to get bachelor of music, at King’s College (Toronto)

conductor of Toronto choral society

also composer (not great)

Favorite Toronto Air

The Burlington Polka

Question 20

W.O Forsyth

Answer 20

1859-1937

born near Toronto

studied at Leipzig Conservatory in Germany

taught at Toronto College of Music

mostly a teacher but also composed

piano music, more sophisticated than others in Canada at the time

program music, character pieces

Wiegenlied

Evening Song

In the Vale of Shadowland

Prelude

Question 21

Healey Willan

Answer 21

1880-1968

born in England

organist

1913 comes to Canada on invitation to teach at Toronto Conservatory

director of Saint-Mary Magdalene church

wrote a lot of church music, also operas, 2 symphonies, piano concerto, choir, organ

teaches many future composers

I looked, and behold a White Cloud

Rise Up My Love, My Fair One

An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Hosts

Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue

Piano Concerto in c minor

Question 22

Rodolphe Mathieu

Answer 22

1890-1962

studied piano with Alfred Laliberté

modernism

influence of Scriabin, Leo Ornstein

went to Paris for a few years

stopped composing in 1934 to advance his son’s career (André Mathieu, child prodigy on piano)

Trois Préludes

String Quartet

Chevauchée

Trio

Question 23

John Weinzweig

Answer 23

1913-2006

Responsible for creating the of composer to Canada

Modernism to Toronto (12 tone music)

Studied at U of T, he final project, a string quartet was judged to be too modern

Went to Eastman

Later taught at Royal Conservatory (Toronto) composition, theory, counterpoint

Assistant professor at U of T

Influenced by neoclassicism and more and more 2nd Viennese school

Style features: transparent texture, small units, and rhythmic variation

Rhapsody

Dirgeling

Divertimento (many of the them, form instrument and orchestra)

Woodwind Quintet

Concerto for harp and chamber orchestra

Question 24

Barbara Pentland

Answer 24

From Winnipeg

Studies music, compositions

Goes to Juilliard

Teaches in Toronto, later at UBC. Gives up teaching

Important influences: went to Tanglewood, studied with Copland, MacDowell colony introduced to 12-tone, Darmstadt serialism

Studies in Line

Octet

String Quartet no. 2

Symphony for 10 parts

Disasters of the Sun

Question 25

Jean Papineau-Couture

Answer 25

1916-2000

grandson of Guillaume Couture

studied with Nadia Boulanger

met Stravinsky in California

teaches at L’UdeM, becomes dean

active in SMCQ

started career as neoclassicist, he style evolved over time

one of the founding figures of contemporary music in Qc

violin sonata in G

Symphony

Concerto for violin and chamber orchestra

Nuit

Question 26

Harry Freedman

Answer 26

Born in Poland, immigrated as a child

Studied clarinet then oboe

Oboe, EH in TSO

Wrote a lot of orchestral music, film music

Tableau

Images

Question 27

Harry Somers

Answer 27

1925-1999

studied with Weinzweig

in Paris with Milhaud

Very flexible composer, many styles: tonal, atonal, 12-tone…

Major work: Louis Riel for Canada’s centennial

Lyric

Picasso suite

North Country

Question 28

Gilles Tremblay

Answer 28

Studied with Papineau-Couture

Paris conservatoire with Messiaen, also met Boulez

Dramstadt and musique concrete, also learned onde martenot

Early music heavily European

Want to create new music, extended techniques, new sounds on piano

Phases

Réseaux

Solstices

Champs I

Oralléluiants

Question 29

Serge Garant

Answer 29

Co-founder of SMCQ

Plages

Offrandes

Question 30

R. Murray Schafer

Answer 30

Born in Sarnia Ontario

Wanted to be a painter, but decided to study music, at UofT.

Never finished degree

Went to Vienna to study composition, ends up studying medival German

Went to English, published a book

Back in Canada taught at Memorial then Simon Fraser universities

Currently lives in rural Ontario

Interested in acoustic environment: World Soundscape Project

Music education: wrote a few books on subject

Also wrote about literature

Graphic scores, unconventional performance spaces

Minnileider

Canzoni for prisoners

Loving/toi

Lustro

Patria

No longer than 10 minutes

Music for Wilderness Lake

String Quartets (12 so far)

Statement in Blue