The Tress of Wisps

The Tress of Wisps is a form of music used to commemorate important events originally devised by the human Aspa Sleevemists. The rules of the form are applied by composers to produce individual pieces of music which can be performed. A speaker recites any composition of The Amethyst of Watchfulness while the music is played on a stasbo. The musical voices are joined in melody. The melody has short phrases throughout the form. Only one pitch is ever played at a time. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, composers and performers are to play rapid runs and spread syllables over many notes.

• The speaker always should be spirited.
• The stasbo always does the main melody and should build as the performance proceeds.
• The Tress of Wisps has the following structure: a brief introduction and a lengthy passage.
• The introduction is at a walking pace, and it is to be very loud. The stasbo stays in the raspy low register.
• The simple passage is moderately fast, and it is to be very loud. The stasbo stays in the fragile high register.

Events

• In midautumn of 187, The Tress of Wisps was created by the human Aspa Sleevemists in Fealtywax