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[In days of yore, from Britain's shore]

[In days of yore, from Britain's shore]

Composer: Alexander Muir; Harmonizer: I. H. Meredith
Published in 13 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Alexander Muir

Muir, Alexander. (fl.1867) Wrote and published "The Maple Leaf Forever" in 1867, just after Confederation, before Canada had taken in any territory where maple trees will not grow. He was principal of an elementary school in Toronto, Ontario, which was later renamed in his honor. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Harmonizer: I. H. Meredith

Pseudonyms Charles C. Ack­ley (tak­en from his wife’s name, Cla­ris­sa Ack­ley Cow­an) Broughton Ed­wards Floyd En­gle (from his ad­dress on Floyd Street in En­gle­wood Cliffs, New Jer­sey) Arthur Grant­ley Bruce Ken­ne­dy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton  Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [In days of yore, from Britain's shore]
Composer: Alexander Muir
Harmonizer: I. H. Meredith
Incipit: 53531 61571 21765
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #4164
Text: The Maple Leaf Forever
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances

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The Cyber Hymnal #4164

The Cyber Hymnal #4164
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