[In days of yore, from Britain's shore]

Top Composer Harmonizer Tune Info Texts Timeline Media Page Scans Instances

[In days of yore, from Britain's shore]

Composer: Alexander Muir; Harmonizer: I. H. Meredith
Published in 14 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Alexander Muir

Muir, Alexander. (fl.1867) Wrote and published "The Maple Leaf Forever" in 1867, just after Confederation, before Canada had taken in any territory where maple trees will not grow. He was principal of an elementary school in Toronto, Ontario, which was later renamed in his honor. --Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Harmonizer: I. H. Meredith

Pseudonyms Charles C. Ackley (taken from his wife’s name, Clarissa Ackley Cowan) Broughton Edwards Floyd Engle (from his address on Floyd Street in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey) Arthur Grantley Bruce Kennedy See also Ackley, Chas. C. 1872-1962 See also Edwards, Broughton Go to person page >

^ top

Tune Information

Title:	[In days of yore, from Britain's shore]
Composer:	Alexander Muir
Harmonizer:	I. H. Meredith
Meter:	8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7
Incipit:	53531 61571 21765
Key:	B♭ Major
Copyright:	Public Domain