When did Mozart write the Canadian national anthem?

When did Mozart write the Canadian national anthem?

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norman lebrecht

June 25, 2014

Picture the scene.

A sun-kissed morning in Vienna, coffee steaming gently. The great composer is at his billiards table when two Mounties ride up with a fat commission for a stirring anthem.

Our friend, composer Michael Vincent, finds O Canada and the March of the Priests from Magic Flute to be absolutely identical.

It’s undeniable. Click here to hear for yourselves.

 

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