The Meadow of Glistening
The Meadow of Glistening is a form of music used to commemorate important events originally devised by the elf Ada Flaxtunnels. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. Two singers recite any composition of The Lens of Mirth. The entire performance is moderately paced, and it is to fade into silence. The melody has long phrases throughout the form. Only one pitch is ever played at a time. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to alternate tension and repose.
- Each singer always does the main melody and should feel mysterious.
- The Meadow of Glistening has a well-defined multi-passage structure: an introduction, a first theme, an exposition of the first theme, a bridge-passage, a lengthy second theme, a lengthy exposition of the second theme and a synthesis of previous passages.
- In the introduction, each of the singers' voices stays in the middle register.
- In the first theme, each of the singers' voices ranges from the middle register to the high register.
- In the first exposition, each of the singers' voices stays in the low register.
- In the bridge-passage, each of the singers' voices ranges from the middle register to the high register.
- In the second theme, each of the singers' voices ranges from the low register to the middle register.
- In the second exposition, each of the singers' voices covers its entire range.
- In the synthesis, each of the singers' voices stays in the middle register.
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