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O Canada! : a national song for every Canadian
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Cover features: title and composition information within decorative framing; drawings of maple leaves embellish the corners (black ink on uncoloured ground).

O Canada! : a national song for every Canadian

Date1930
Names
FormatEphemera
Notes
For voice and piano.
Key: E-flat major.
Includes French and English lyrics. 
On back cover: thematic advertisements from the Whaley, Royce & Co. catalogue.
Subject
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Sheet music
    Dimensions32 cm x 24 cm (12 5/8 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
    Language
      CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberCSM-LAVOCA1930-001
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