The Satiny Sweetness
The Satiny Sweetness is a devotional form of music directed toward the worship of Wisho Versetoned originally devised by the elf Ada Embraceumbral. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. Two chanters recite nonsensical words and sounds while the music is played on a athrab. The musical voices bring melody, counterpoint and rhythm. The entire performance is to fade into silence. The counterpoint melody has mid-length phrases throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to use grace notes and alternate tension and repose.
- The Satiny Sweetness has a well-defined multi-passage structure: an introduction and a passage and an additional passage.
- The introduction is voiced by the melody of the chanters reciting nonsensical words and sounds and the counterpoint of the athrab. The passage should be made with a light touch and is consistently slowing. Each of the chanters' voices covers its entire range and the athrab covers its entire range. The passage has long phrases in the melody. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
- The first simple passage is voiced by the melody of the athrab and the rhythm of the chanters reciting nonsensical words and sounds. The passage should be lively and is at a free tempo. The athrab stays in the flat high register and each of the chanters' voices ranges from the middle register to the high register. The passage has long phrases in the melody. This passage typically has some sparse chords.
- The second simple passage is voiced by the melody of the chanters reciting any composition of The Profane Cysts and the counterpoint of the athrab. The passage should be fiery and is fast. Each of the chanters' voices ranges from the middle register to the high register and the athrab stays in the flat low register. The passage has phrases of varied length in the melody. This passage typically has some sparse chords.
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