The Power of Whirling
The Power of Whirling is a devotional form of music directed toward the worship of Rogon the Sculpted Brilliances originally devised by the elf Mawada Plungepoems. The rules of the form are applied by composers to produce individual pieces of music which can be performed. The music is played on a dungda and a athrab. The musical voices bring melody with harmony. The melody has long phrases throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm.
- The dungda always should be delicate and plays rapid runs. The voice ranges from the slicing low register to the sweet middle register.
- The athrab always does the main melody, should be fiery and plays rapid runs.
- The Power of Whirling has the following structure: a verse and a chorus all repeated one times.
- The verse is voiced by the melody of the athrab and the harmony of the dungda. The passage gradually slows as it comes to an end, and it is to be soft. The athrab covers its entire range and the dungda ranges from the slicing low register to the sweet middle register. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
- The chorus is voiced by the melody of the dungda and the melody of the athrab. The passage accelerates as it proceeds, and it is to become softer and softer. The dungda ranges from the slicing low register to the sweet middle register and the athrab stays in the flat high register. This passage is richly layered with full chords making use of the available range.
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