The Sweet Couple
The Sweet Couple is a form of music used during marches and military engagements originally devised by the elf Fale Keyfang. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. The music is played on three thilama and a nithara. The musical voices bring melody and counterpoint. The entire performance should be delicate. The counterpoint melody has mid-length phrases throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to glide from note to note.
- The Sweet Couple has the following structure: a passage and an additional passage possibly all repeated.
- The first simple passage is voiced by the melody of the thilama. The passage is very fast, and it is to be moderately soft. The passage has mid-length phrases in the melody. This passage typically has some sparse chords.
- The second simple passage is voiced by the melody of the nithara and the counterpoint of the thilama. The passage slows and broadens, and it is to be in whispered undertones. The passage has short phrases in the melody. This passage is richly layered with full chords making use of the available range.
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