The Gravel of Murk
The Gravel of Murk is a devotional form of music directed toward the worship of Deler originally devised by the goblin Nako Dreadfullanced. 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. The entire performance should be grand and is at a free tempo. Only one pitch is ever played at a time. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, composers and performers are to locally improvise.
- The chanter always does the main melody, is to be very soft and plays rapid runs.
- The Gravel of Murk has a well-defined multi-passage structure: a theme, an exposition of the theme, a bridge-passage, a recapitulation of the theme and a coda.
- In the theme, the chanter's voice ranges from the middle register to the high register. The passage has phrases of varied length in the melody.
- In the exposition, the chanter's voice stays in the middle register. The passage has phrases of varied length in the melody.
- In the bridge-passage, the chanter's voice stays in the high register. The passage has phrases of varied length in the melody.
- In the recapitulation, the chanter's voice ranges from the middle register to the high register. The passage has short phrases in the melody.
- In the coda, the chanter's voice ranges from the low register to the middle register. The passage has phrases of varied length in the melody. The passage should be composed and performed using arpeggios.
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