Improvising nusach (was RE: Yismekhu or Yismechu)

[Seth Rogovoy <seth.rogovoy...>]

> My point (and I *think* I have one) is that asking how many 
> melodies there are for a bit of liturgy is a doomed question. 
>  Even if you could answer 
> it, by tomoorow the answer would have changed.
> roger "i daven it like I feel it" reid

This is very interesting to hear. How traditional is it for the shaliach
tzibur to improvise a melody? Presumably some basic musical standards
apply (the modes?)?


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