The Lilac of Luxury
The Lilac of Luxury is a form of music used to commemorate important events originally devised by the elf Ilime Gladedash. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. Two speakers recite any composition of The River of Beaching while the music is played on a corowa and a thimire. The musical voices bring melody and counterpoint. The entire performance is very slow. The melody has phrases of varied length, while the counterpoint has short phrases throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to use mordents, play arpeggios and play legato.
- Each speaker always should perform expressively.
- The corowa always does the main melody, should be melancholic and plays rapid runs.
- The thimire always does the counterpoint melody and should be broad.
- The Lilac of Luxury has a well-defined multi-passage structure: a first theme, an exposition of the first theme, a bridge-passage, a second theme, an exposition of the second theme and a synthesis of previous passages.
- The first theme is to be very soft. The corowa covers its entire range from the raspy low register to the rippling high register and the thimire stays in the muddy high register. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
- The first exposition is to be in whispered undertones. The corowa covers its entire range from the raspy low register to the rippling high register and the thimire covers its entire range from the wispy low register to the muddy high register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
- The bridge-passage is to become louder and louder. The corowa ranges from the raspy low register to the muddy middle register and the thimire stays in the muddy high register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
- The second theme is to be soft. The corowa covers its entire range from the raspy low register to the rippling high register and the thimire ranges from the warm middle register to the muddy high register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
- The second exposition is to become louder and louder. The corowa covers its entire range from the raspy low register to the rippling high register and the thimire covers its entire range from the wispy low register to the muddy high register. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
- The synthesis is to be very soft. The corowa stays in the muddy middle register and the thimire stays in the muddy high register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
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