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Historica Canada. Article published June 23, ; Last Edited March 04, The Canadian Encyclopedia , s. His father was an instrument maker, his brother Charles, a cornetist and conductor, another brother Joseph, a trombonist, while his sister Cordelia was a singer and pianist. In , he joined a touring minstrel show as musical director and set off for a decade of touring the continent. In he took one-year break from the road to join the Union Army during Civil War.
He then resumed his career as a minstrel show musician, performing on the road, then settling in New York and later Boston. He published several minor works and composed a large cantata to celebrate the arrival of the new governor general and the anthem, O Canada.
He settled in Boston, earning his living mostly by teaching but publishing many compositions for piano and concert band. Keyword Search in Albums. Naxos Records, a member of the Naxos Music Group. In , he married an American woman, Josephine Gentilly or "Gently". Among his pupils was composer Alexis Contant. Start the radio. Music database Musician. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved Canadian Heritage.
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