The Azure Lute
The Azure Lute is a form of music used for entertainment originally devised by the human Ngilsho Nameflew. 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 laroth, a tawki and two lodraz. The musical voices cover melody, harmony and rhythm. The entire performance accelerates as it proceeds, and it is to be moderately loud. The melody has phrases of varied length throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, composers and performers are to syncopate, alternate tension and repose and play legato.
- The laroth always should be lively. The voice uses its entire range from the piercing low register to the crisp high register.
- The tawki always should bring a sense of motion and adds fills.
- Each lodraz always does the main melody and should feel mysterious.
- The Azure Lute has the following structure: one to two passages and another one to two lengthy passages.
- Each of the first simple passages is voiced by the melody of the laroth and the melody of the lodraz. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
- Each of the second simple passages is voiced by the melody of the lodraz, the harmony of the laroth and the rhythm of the tawki. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
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