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| 0680-4060-01 | Israel Najara: the Poet and the Musician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 2.0
Course description
Israel Najara: The Poet and the Musician
Israel Najara (Safed c. 1550- Gaza 1625) was the most important and prolific poet who flourished in the East after the expulsion from Spain. He developed a new school of poetry that suited the spiritual and religious needs of the majority of the Jewish population of his time. Najara was also an important musician. He was the first poet who applied Turkish musical terms (makams) into Hebrew religious songs.
Israel Najara (Safed c. 1550- Gaza 1625) was the most important and prolific poet who flourished in the East after the expulsion from Spain. He developed a new school of poetry that suited the spiritual and religious needs of the majority of the Jewish population of his time. Najara was also an important musician. He was the first poet who applied Turkish musical terms (makams) into Hebrew religious songs.