Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra, is a 1942 work by American composer Aaron Copland, some 16–18 minutes in length. Its scoring relies on the brass section at the opening and for climaxes; its speaker narrates excerpts from Lincoln's documents, notably the text of his Gettysburg Address.
Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra, is a 1942 work by American composer Aaron Copland, some 16–18 minutes in length. Its scoring relies on the brass section at the opening and for climaxes; its speaker narrates excerpts from Lincoln's documents, notably the text of his Gettysburg Address.
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