The Aquamarine Incenses
The Aquamarine Incenses is a form of music used to commemorate important events originally devised by the elf Liyiyi Cloutsang. The rules of the form are applied by composers to produce individual pieces of music which can be performed. The music is played on a foli and three thefira. The musical voices are joined in melody. The entire performance is to become softer and softer. The melody has short phrases throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, composers and performers are to play rapid runs and locally improvise.
- The foli always does the main melody.
- Each thefira always does the main melody.
- The Aquamarine Incenses has a well-defined multi-passage structure: a brief introduction and one to two passages and an additional passage.
- The introduction is at a walking pace. The foli stays in the even middle register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
- Each of the first simple passages moves more quickly than the last passage. The foli ranges from the even middle register to the flat high register. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
- The second simple passage resumes the original tempo. The foli stays in the flat high register. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
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