The Wondrous Meadow
The Wondrous Meadow is a form of music used for entertainment originally devised by the elf Arstruk Hatetrance. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. Two chanters recite nonsensical words and sounds while the music is played on a darala. The musical voices bring melody with harmony. The melody has short phrases throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to alternate tension and repose and play legato.
- Each chanter always should perform with feeling.
- The darala always does the main melody, should be spirited and plays staccato.
- The Wondrous Meadow has a well-defined multi-passage structure: a passage and another one to two lengthy passages possibly all repeated and a finale.
- The first simple passage is voiced by the melody of the darala and the harmony of the chanters reciting nonsensical words and sounds. The passage is at a hurried pace, and it is to fade into silence. Each of the chanters' voices ranges from the middle register to the high register. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage. The passage should be performed using arpeggios.
- Each of the second simple passages is voiced by the melody of the chanters reciting any composition of The Smile of Tweeting and the melody of the darala. Each passage is half the tempo of the last passage, and it is to be soft. Each of the chanters' voices stays in the high register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals. Each passage should be performed using arpeggios.
- The finale is voiced by the melody of the darala. The passage resumes the original tempo, and it is to be moderately soft. This passage is richly layered with full chords making use of the available range.
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