Lincoln Portrait: Aaron Copland's defense of Democracy
Jan 21, 2025•45 min•Season 6Ep. 123
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Episode description
Music was used in World War 2 like never before, from propaganda to national pride. John Banther and Evan Keely explore Copland's musical effort to rally a defense for democracy using Abraham Lincoln's timeless words and examine why it was banned from a Presidential inauguration.
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