[HANASHIR:13745] Re: Musical Avot / G'vurot

[rachelle <rachelle...>]

Thank you to Cantor Brad Hyman for the background of the Avot/Gevurot
melody.  I very much agree with him regarding the value of maintaining at
least this taste of chazanut in our services and would add that I have heard
well-meaning songleaders add guitar accompaniment to Avot/Gevurot much to
its detriment.  I have another question, though.  Further back than
Katchko's Thesaurus which more or less codified the melody, I had the
impression that Avot/Gevurot (and other prayers) were improvised by the
cantor, based on his knowledge of the nusach appropriate to the time of day
and week.
Thanks,
Rachelle Shubert



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