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Lincoln Portrait: Aaron Copland's defense of Democracy

Episode 123 January 21, 2025

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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