The Aquamarine of Veneration
The Aquamarine of Veneration is a form of music used during marches and military engagements originally devised by the human Gicast Busypool. The rules of the form are applied by composers to produce individual pieces of music which can be performed. A singer recites any composition of The Amethyst of Watchfulness while the music is played on a theni and a quab. The music is melody and rhythm without harmony. The entire performance should evoke tears and is moderately fast. The melody has mid-length phrases throughout the form. Chords, seldom-used, are sparse -- intervals and single pitches are favored. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm.
- The singer always provides the rhythm.
- The theni always provides the rhythm.
- The quab always does the main melody. The voice uses its entire range from the floating low register to the liquid high register.
- The Aquamarine of Veneration has the following structure: a lengthy passage and an additional passage possibly all repeated.
- The first simple passage is to start loud then be immediately soft. The quab covers its entire range from the floating low register to the liquid high register and the singer's voice ranges from the low register to the middle register.
- The second simple passage is to be in whispered undertones. The quab covers its entire range from the floating low register to the liquid high register and the singer's voice covers its entire range.
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