Who composes the music of National Anthem of Canada?

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1. Guest6006
   

   The music of Canada's national anthem was composed by Calixa Lavallée, a well-known composer; French lyrics to accompany the music were written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.

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2. Guest1249
   

     The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaillefor the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée wrote the music as a setting of a French Canadian patriotic poem composed by poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier. The lyrics were originally in French and translated into English in 1906.

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