The Rosy Birth
The Rosy Birth is a devotional form of music directed toward the worship of Aye the Furs of Heather originally devised by the elf Osime Fragrancebud. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. A speaker recites the words of It Must Have Been Tick while the music is played on a ice and a nithara. The musical voices bring melody and counterpoint. The counterpoint melody has phrases of varied length throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to locally improvise, alternate tension and repose and modulate frequently.
- The speaker always should perform expressively.
- The ice always does the counterpoint melody.
- The nithara always does the main melody and should feel mournful.
- The Rosy Birth has a well-defined multi-passage structure: an introduction, a theme, a lengthy exposition of the theme, a lengthy recapitulation of the theme, a bridge-passage and a finale.
- The introduction is moderately fast, and it is to become softer and softer. The ice covers its entire range from the crisp low register to the dull high register. The passage has mid-length phrases in the melody. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage. The passage should be performed using glides and grace notes.
- The theme is at a hurried pace, and it is to be moderately soft. The ice ranges from the crisp low register to the watery middle register. The passage has long phrases in the melody. This passage is richly layered with full chords making use of the available range.
- The exposition is consistently slowing, and it is to become louder and louder. The ice stays in the crisp low register. The passage has long phrases in the melody. This passage typically has some sparse chords. The passage should be performed using grace notes.
- The recapitulation gradually slows as it comes to an end, and it is to be moderately loud. The ice ranges from the watery middle register to the dull high register. The passage has mid-length phrases in the melody. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
- The bridge-passage is extremely fast, and it is to become softer and softer. The ice stays in the dull high register. The passage has short phrases in the melody. This passage is richly layered with full chords making use of the available range. The passage should be performed using glides and grace notes.
- The finale is moderately paced, and it is to start loud then be immediately soft. The ice ranges from the crisp low register to the watery middle register. The passage has long phrases in the melody. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
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