Classical Breakdown

Lincoln Portrait: Aaron Copland's defense of Democracy

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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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