Minuets of the Canadians (1807)
From a painting by George Herriot, engr by I. C. Stadler
(plate 43, "Face of Early Canada", Spendlove N6540 564)
Before the terms "popular" and "classical" entered our vocabulary, composers simply wrote music to entertain. Songs and piano music were the most common genres since singing and piano playing were necessary skills in genteel society.
You might want to check out the Key which explains the information in the table below.
These pieces have been given "full treatment". That means that there are midi files, pictures, information, and scores.
| Last Name | First Name | Birth-Death | Composition | Date Composed | Where to find it | pdf or picture |
| Dessane | Antoine | 1826-1873 | Quadrille canadien | 1855 | CMH 1 | |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | Le Papillon | ca. 1874 | CMH 1 | |
| Vézina | Joseph | 1849-1924 | Souffle parfumé | 1882 | Marches and Dances |
These pieces have been given "partial treatment", and contain a picture and some information on the composer.
| Last Name | First Name | Birth-Death | Composition | Date Composed | Where to find it | pdf or picture |
| Brassard | François-Joseph | 1908-1976 | Rondel du petit Noël | ca. 1936 | CMH 12 | picture |
| Brauneis | J. C. | 1814-1871 | Monklands Polka | 1849 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Brauneis | J. C. | 1814-1871 | Royal Welcome Waltzes | 1869 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Canadian Lady | A | Canada Union Waltz | 1841 | CMH 1 | picture | |
| De Terlac | H. | ca. 1860 | Roberval Quadrille | ca. 1860 | Marches and Dances | picture |
| Eckstein | William | 1888-1963 | S'Nice | 1923 | CMH 14 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | Une Couronne de Lauriers | 1870s | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | Ellinger Polka | 1863 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | The First Welcome Polka characteristique | 1861 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | Grande Marche de concert | 1875 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | Marche funèbre | ca. 1878 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | L'Oiseau mouche | ca. 1865 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | Première valse de salon | 1886 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | Vole au vent petit galop | 1870s | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavallée | Calixa | 1842-1891 | War Fever Galop | 1861 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Lavigne | Ernest | 1851-1909 | Les Chevau-légers | 1882 | Marches and Dances | picture |
| Maffré | Joseph | fl. 1840-1855 | Quadrille Nº 11 | 1840 | Marches and Dances | picture |
| O'Hara | Geoffrey | 1882-1966 | Your Eyes Have Told Me | 1913 | CMH 14 | picture |
| Schallehn | Henry | 1815-1891 | Ontario Quick March | 1848 | Marches and Dances | picture |
| Smith | Gustave | 1826-1896 | La Comète polka mazurka | ca. 1874 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Strathy | George W. | 1818-1890 | Brilliant Contredanse and Polka, duet | ca. 1864 | CMH 1 | picture |
| Vézina | Joseph | 1849-1924 | Cupid's Polka | 1884 | Marches and Dances | picture |
| West | Henry | Exhibition Quadrilles | 1854 | Marches and Dances | picture |
