Reaction Essay to: "New World Symphony", "The Cool War" and "Oprah Winfrey to Back Purple" By Russell Platt, Brian Morton and Edward Wyatt Russell Platt's article, "New World Symphony", outlines some of the major obstacles he feels that classical music faces in today's society. Brian Morton's article, "The Cool War", sketches out a comparison between music, politics and propaganda. And Edward Wyatt's article, "Oprah Winfrey to Back Purple", comments on the Marxist propaganda used to …showed first 75 words of 1129 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1129 total…end, Oprah's name was not used for her utility but for her power to impress others and/or for the resale possibilities to promote a musical venue. As remarked by Platt, "her involvement all but guarantees the show a built in audience and vastly improves its chances of financial success." Consequently, all three articles are fundamentally flawed and demonstrate how the music can take a back seat to propaganda for personal and or political agendas.