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The Chassidic niggun is not one style. Each court developed its own musical language, and those languages still shape the songs released today.
Chabad — In Chabad, the niggun is a tool for inner work. Many melodies are wordless, slow and contemplative, sung together at farbrengens, sometimes again and again.
Modzitz — Modzitz is known for long, complex compositions, almost like symphonic pieces. The Modzitzer Rebbes themselves composed hundreds of niggunim, and some are sung in shuls everywhere.
Carlebach — Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach brought simple, warm melodies that a whole room can sing at once. His tunes gave rise to "Carlebach minyanim" and are sung at Kabbalat Shabbat around the world.
Next time you hear a slow wordless opening, a long multi-part structure, or a chorus everyone joins — you are probably hearing one of these three traditions.