Abraham Lincoln and Music

Abraham Lincoln and Music

By ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network

ArtsEducationPerforming ArtsK-12

What's Abraham Lincoln and Music about?

Abraham Lincoln was one of America's most unmusical presidents: he could neither play an instrument nor carry a tune. Yet he had a passionate love of the arts—enjoying everything from sentimental ballads to  nonsense songs, from melodrama to opera. This 3-part audio series explores Lincoln’s relationship to the arts of his time.


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