The Vision of the East and the Heritage of the West : Ideological Trends in the Music of the Yishuv and their Influence on Israeli Music in the Last Two Decades Jehoash Hirshberg Concert music composed at the time of the Yishuv ( 1 930 s and 1 940 s ) was constantly subject to ideological critique full of internal conflicts . Whereas composers were expected to respond to the Zionist vision and turn to Eastern influences , critic David Rosolio blamed Boskovitch's 'Semitic Suite' for having moved too far in the direction of Arabic music . Sternberg ' s 'Joseph and his Brethren' was described as 'deeply Jewish' by critic Rosolio and as devoid of any Jewish material by critic Ravina . Despite the ideological vagueness one may discern four ideological trends : 1 . Collective nationalism ( Boskovitch ) 2 . Individual nationalism ( Sternberg , Tal ) 3 . Popular nationalism ( Lavri ) 4 . Cosmopolitanism , which was a later reaction to the national trend . The distinction between trends was by ...
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