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"Lincoln and Liberty"
In Honor of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
(1809 - 2009)
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"Lincoln and Liberty"
Music from Abraham Lincoln's EraA valuable multimedia resource publication on DVD disc
with documents and music files.
It is not generally known that Abraham Lincoln was a devoted music lover who enjoyed all kinds of music, including rousing songs ("Get Off The Track), sentimental ballads ("Gentle Annie"), patriotic tunes ("Hail! Columbia") and other tunes. Lincoln's favorite song of the Civil War era was "Dixie," the rallying anthem of the South.
This Listener's Guide presents background information about Lincoln's love of music. Also included with the Guide is a specially prepared music album from the American Music Recordings Archive, which contains over one hour of music written and heard during Abraham Lincoln's lifetime and just beyond.
The music is performed by various performing ensembles from original published versions and music arrangements. These are the CD titles:
I. Abraham Lincoln: The Early Years
[Portrait of Francis Scott Key]
1. The Star-Spangled Banner --
words by Frances Scott Key, 1814/
music: To Anacreon (1860 arrangement)
2. Hail! Columbia -- words by Joseph Hopkinson/ music: The President's March by Philip Phile
II. Lincoln in New Salem
3. Home! Sweet Home! -- words: John Howard Payne/
music: Henry R. Bishop, 1823
III. Lincoln: The Lawyer and Legislator
4. Get Off The Track --words: Jesse Hutchinson, 1844/
music: Old Dan Tucker (Emancipation song)
5. Gentle Annie -- words and music by Stephen C. Foster, 1856
IV. Lincoln: The 16th United States President
[Portrait of Stephen C. Foster]
6. Lincoln and Liberty -- music: Old Rosin the Beau (Lincoln's Campaign Song, 1860)
7. The Pure, The Bright, The Beautiful --
music by Stephen C. Foster, 18638. Over The River -- words: H.C./
music: Stephen C. Foster,1863
9. What Shall The Harvest Be? -- words by Emily Sullivan Oakey/ music by Stephen C. Foster, 1863
10. Choral Harp -- words: William R. Wallace/
music: Stephen C. Foster, 1863
11. Give Us This Day -- words & music by Stephen C. Foster, 1863
V. The Civil War Decade
12. Dixie's Land (Dixie) -- Daniel D. Emmett, 1859-60
13. The Bonnie Blue Flag -- words: Harry McCarthy, 1861/
music: The Irish Jaunting Car
14. Go Down, Moses -- Afro-American spiritual (sung when the Emancipation Proclamation was announced)16a. John Brown (or, John Brown's Body)
16b. Battle Hymn of the Republic
(original published sheet music version)
17. Cumberland Gap, 1862
18. We Are Coming, Father Abraam -- Stephen C. Foster, 1862
19. Willie Has Gone To The War -- Stephen C. Foster, 1863
20. Lorena -- words: Rev. H.D.L. Webster/ music: J.P. Webster, 1857
21. All Quiet Along the Potomac -- words: Mrs. Ethel L. Beers/
music: W.H. Goodwin, 1861
22. When Johnny Comes Marching Home -- Patrick S. Gilmore, 1863
23. Weeping, Sad and Lonely (When This Cruel War is Over) --
words: Charles Carroll Sawyer/ music: Henry Tucker24. Hymn of Peace -- words: Oliver Wendell Holmes/ music: "American Hymn" by Matthias Keller
This DVD-R is playable on any computer with Microsoft Word
(pdf also available) and contains 24 music examples from Lincoln's lifetime,
a Lincoln Portrait Gallery, historical information ,
and rare sheet music illustrations."Lincoln and Liberty"
Music from Abraham Lincoln's Era
This Listener's Guide presents background information about Lincoln's love of music, such as Lincoln's favorite song from the Civil War. Also included with the Guide is are Abraham Lincoln image gallery, additional information of Lincoln and music, plus a specially prepared music album from the American Music Recordings Collection, which contains over one hour of music written and heard during Abraham Lincoln's lifetime.
The music is performed by various performing ensembles from original published versions and music arrangements.This multimedia DVD-R is only available here by making a donation of $20 or more and includes Free Shipping. The donation is to help support the educational mission of this music preservation site.
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No. 1: "BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC (Glory, Hallelujah) "
No. 2: "GOIN' HOME (Dvorak's Largo) "
No. 3: "JINGLE BELLS (The One Horse Open Sleigh)"
No. 4: "SIMPLE GIFTS (Tis the gift to be simple) "
No. 5: "SONG OF THE OLD FOLKS (Auld Lang Syne) "
No. 6: "FATHER AND I WENT DOWN TO CAMP (Yankee Doodle)"
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