A Lincoln Portrait: The Music Of Abraham

Performed by various military bands and orchestras, including that of the Coast Guard, which performs Aaron Copland's "ALincoln Portrait, " this collection of music from the mid-19th century includes Abraham Lincoln's favorite pieces, as well as narration by the grand old man of American news broadcasting, Walter Cronkite. In their performances of these military songs of the Civil War era, including "When Johnny Comes Marching Home, " "John Brown's Body, " and "Battle Hymn of the Republic, " as well as popular songs like "Camptown Races, " "Listen to the Mockingbird, " and "Hail Columbia, " these musicians rousingly portray the music of a bygone era.

Track Listing

• 1 hail to the chief
• 2 civil war medley, part 1: battle cry of
• 3 annie laurie
• 4 la marseillaise (national anthem of the
• 5 oh! susanna
• 6 beautiful dreamer, for voice & piano
• 7 camptown races, for voice & piano
• 8 part 1
• 9 part 2
• 10 lincoln centennial, for band
• 11 civil war medley, part 2: maryland, my m
• 12 the mocking bird, song
• 13 the president's march ("hail, columbia"
• 14 [excerpt]
• 15 solemn march, for band
• 16 amazing grace
• 17 eternal father, strong to save (navy hym
• 18 taps (attributed to daniel butterfield)
• 19 the star-spangled banner (national anthe