The Problems of Native Music in Israel
Alexander Uriah Boskowicz
1953
The “Where” in the Creation of Israeli Music
The first issue that should have occurred to a European-born, reality-sensitive composer upon immigration to the Land of Israel is: Is the musical vocabulary in which I have spoken thus far appropriate for expressing my experience in this new world? [ . . . ] And in general, with what kind of musical…
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