Music

Main article: Music of Canada

Original publication of "O Canada" in English, 1908[483]

Canadian music reflects a variety of regional scenes.[484] Canada has developed a
vast music infrastructure that includes church halls, chamber
halls, conservatories, academies, performing arts centres, record companies, radio
stations, and television music video channels.[485] Government support programs,
such as the Canada Music Fund, assist a wide range of musicians and entrepreneurs
who create, produce and market original and diverse Canadian music.[486] As a result
of its cultural importance, as well as government initiatives and regulations, the
Canadian music industry is one of the largest in the world,[487] producing internationally
renowned composers, musicians, and ensembles.[488] Music broadcasting in the
country is regulated by the CRTC.[489] The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences presents Canada's music industry awards, the Juno Awards.
[490]
The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honours Canadian musicians for their lifetime
achievements.[491]
Patriotic music in Canada dates back over 200 years. The earliest work of patriotic
music in Canada, "The Bold Canadian", was written in 1812.[492] "The Maple Leaf
Forever", written in 1866, was a popular patriotic song throughout English
Canada and, for many years, served as an unofficial national anthem.[493] "O Canada"
also served as an unofficial national anthem for much of the 20th century and was
adopted as the country's official anthem in 1980.[494] Calixa Lavallée wrote the music,
which was a setting of a patriotic poem composed by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-
Basile Routhier. The text was originally only in French before it was adapted into
English in 1906.[495]