6. The rise of the Piyut Flashcards
What did Eastern countries base their meters on?
the number of words and accented syllabus
What did R’ Elazar HaKallir develop?
dozens of poems which were incorporated into selichos, kinos, and added into repetition of shemoneh esrei on special shabosos.
Arabic meter
adopted by paytanim in Spain and North Africa, bsed on number of syllabus, but musicians instinctively abided by the musical time value of the meter.
Why did the chazzan not like the piyutim?
What did Rav Hai Gaon do?
because they gave more attention to the poetry and music than the actual meaning and grammar of the prayer.
Rav Hai Gaon called for limitations on piyutim.
Who were the great paytanim of Spain?
R’ Shlomo ibn Gabirol, R’ Avraham ibn Ezra, R’ Yehudah HaLevi
Who were the great paytanim of Tzfas?
Arizal, R’ Yisrael Najara
