The Musical Mirth
The Musical Mirth is a form of music used during marches and military engagements originally devised by the elf Thone Deepblossom. The rules of the form are applied by composers to produce individual pieces of music which can be performed. A chanter recites nonsensical words and sounds while the music is played on a thefira. The musical voices bring melody with harmony. The entire performance should feel mournful and is consistently slowing. The melody has phrases of varied length throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm.
- The chanter always does the main melody.
- The thefira always does harmony.
- The Musical Mirth has a well-defined multi-passage structure: an introduction and a chorus and a verse all repeated two times.
- The introduction is to be moderately soft. The chanter's voice covers its entire range. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
- The chorus is to be very soft. The chanter's voice stays in the high register. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
- The verse is to be loud. The chanter's voice stays in the middle register. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
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