The Tulip of Berries
The Tulip of Berries is a form of music used to commemorate important events originally devised by the human Dothan Squirtedplot. The rules of the form are applied by composers to produce individual pieces of music which can be performed. The music is played on one to two ucaf, a stasbo, a theni and a rusna. The musical voices bring melody, counterpoint and rhythm. The melody has phrases of varied length throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, composers and performers are to alternate tension and repose.
- The theni always provides the rhythm.
- The Tulip of Berries 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 ucaf, the melody of the stasbo, the counterpoint of the rusna and the rhythm of the theni. The passage is at a walking pace, and it is to be soft. The stasbo covers its entire range from the raspy low register to the fragile high register and the rusna covers its entire range from the dark low register to the warm high register. The passage has long phrases in the counterpoint melody. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
- The first simple passage is voiced by the melody of the rusna, the counterpoint of the ucaf, the rhythm of the stasbo and the rhythm of the theni. The passage accelerates as it proceeds, and it is to become louder and louder. The rusna stays in the dark low register and the stasbo stays in the fragile high register. The passage has phrases of varied length in the counterpoint melody. This passage typically has some sparse chords.
- The second simple passage is voiced by the melody of the stasbo, the counterpoint of the ucaf, the counterpoint of the rusna and the rhythm of the theni. The passage slows and broadens, and it is to become softer and softer. The stasbo covers its entire range from the raspy low register to the fragile high register and the rusna covers its entire range from the dark low register to the warm high register. The passage has short phrases in the counterpoint melody. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
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