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Abstract
In this article the author reflects on musical life in Canada, drawing on experiential perspectives while growing up in Toronto and his career for three decades as a faculty member in musicology at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. References to pivotal musical institutions (Canadian League of Composers, CBC, Canadian Music Centre, among others) and historical documents such as Ernest MacMillan’s Music in Canada, Marshall McLuhan’s Gutenberg Galaxy, and George Grant’s Lament for a Nation provide contextual frameworks for these perspectives.
Résumé
Cet article présente une réflexion sur la vie musicale canadienne, basée sur l’expérience de l’auteur en tant que torontois et musicologue membre de la Faculté de musique de l’Université de Toronto depuis trois décennies. Cette réflexion fait référence aux principales institutions musicales canadiennes (Ligue canadienne des compositeurs, Société Radio-Canada, Centre de musique canadienne, etc.) et s’appuie sur les études historiques d’Ernest McMillan (Music in Canada), de Marshall McLuhan (Gutenberg Galaxy) et de George Grant (Lament for a Nation).
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Biographical note
Carl Morey, musicologist and professor emeritus from the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, is a specialist in opera and the music of Canada. This special issue of Intersections is offered as a tribute to his long and distinguished career as a scholar, teacher, and administrator.
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