TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fosler-Lussier,Danielle
TI  - Music in America's Cold War diplomacy /Danielle Fosler-Lussier
T2  - California studies in 20th-century music
SN  - 9780520959781
AV  - ML3917 .M875 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Department of State
KW  - Cultural Presentations Program
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Music in intercultural communication
KW  - Arts and diplomacy
KW  - Music and globalization
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Introduction : instruments of diplomacy --; Classical music and the mediation of prestige --; Classical music as development aid --; Jazz in the cultural presentations program --; African American ambassadors abroad and at home --; Portraying America's religious heritage --; The double-edged diplomacy of popular music --; Music, media, and cultural relations between the United States and the Soviet Union --; Conclusion : music, mediated diplomacy, and globalization; 2; b
N2  - "During the Cold War, thousands of musicians from the United States traveled the world under the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department's Cultural Presentations program. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, this study illuminates the reception of these musical events, for the practice of musical diplomacy on the ground sometimes differed substantially from what the department's planners envisioned. Performances of music in many styles--classical, rock 'n' roll, folk, blues, and jazz--were meant to compete with traveling Soviet and Chinese artists, enhancing the reputation of American culture. These concerts offered large audiences evidence of America's improving race relations, excellent musicianship, and generosity toward other peoples. Most important, these performances also built meaningful connections with people in other lands. Through personal contacts and the media, musical diplomacy created subtle musical, social, and political relationships on a global scale. Although these tours were sometimes conceived as propaganda ventures, their most important function was the building of imagined and real relationships, which constitute the essence of soft power"--Provided by publisher
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