Lincoln’s Music
Hopefully by now you’ve all had a chance to listen to and enjoy Bryce Dessner’s six Lincolnian compositions on the site–if you like them, remember, you can download them and keep them forever! Also remember that if you missed his live performance here at the Rosenbach in April, you can find a couple video clips on our Youtube Channel (they are also posted to the Rosenbach’s Facebook Page).
But what I really wanted to share with you today was a really cool radio piece I just found about the kind of music Lincoln enjoyed. It’s called “Lincoln’s Music” and it apparently aired back in early February on the Illinois station WUIS , but I just ran across it on Public Radio Exchange. Yes, PRX is a bit annoying in that they make you register before you can actually listen to the darn thing, but trust me, it’s worth it. The show is nearly an hour long and is chock full of great music–plus they talk about the ways in which 1860s instruments were different from their modern counterparts, which really gave you a sense of what the music then might have sounded like. Go ahead and have a listen–and if you have other ideas of Lincoln music resources on the web, please drop me a comment so I can enjoy them.
