Ode to Newfoundland

Template:Short description Template:Infobox anthem "Ode to Newfoundland" is the official provincial anthem of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Originally composed by Governor Sir Cavendish Boyle in 1902<ref name="enl-p150">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> as a four-verse poem titled Newfoundland; it was sung by Frances Daisy Foster at the Casino Theatre of St. John's during the closing of the play Mamzelle on December 22, 1902.<ref name="enl-p150" /> The original score was set to the music of E. R. Krippner, a German bandmaster living in St. John's but Boyle desired a more dignified score. It was then set to the music of British composer Sir Hubert Parry, a personal friend of Boyle, who composed two settings.

On May 20, 1904, the Ode was chosen as Newfoundland's official national anthem.<ref name="enl-p150" /> This distinction was dropped when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949. Three decades later, in 1980, the province re-adopted the song as an official provincial anthem, the first province to do so. The Ode is still sung at public events to this day as a tradition. Typically, only the first and last verses are sung.

See also

• Canadian patriotic music
• List of Newfoundland songs
• "Ode to Labrador"

External links

• Midi sound file