The Sensual Play
The Sensual Play is a form of music used for entertainment originally devised by the elf Camela Fuchsiaearthen. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. The music is played on one to five thilama and a nithara. The music is melody and rhythm without harmony. The entire performance is to fade into silence. The melody has phrases of varied length throughout the form. It is performed using the thuna scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to use mordents, play rapid runs, alternate tension and repose and play staccato.
- Each thilama always does the main melody and should be fiery.
- The nithara always provides the rhythm and should be melancholic.
- The Sensual Play has the following structure: a theme and one to two series of variations on the theme.
- The theme gradually slows as it comes to an end. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage. The passage should be performed using legato.
- Each of the series of variations is fast. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals. Each passage should be performed using legato.
- Scales are constructed from twelve notes spaced evenly throughout the octave. The tonic note is fixed only at the time of performance.
- The thuna hexatonic scale is constructed by selection of degrees from the fundamental scale. The degrees selected are the 1st, the 4th, the 5th, the 7th, the 9th and the 11th.
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