The Sienna Petals
The Sienna Petals is a form of music used during marches and military engagements originally devised by the elf Adela Styleweb. The rules of the form are applied by composers to produce individual pieces of music which can be performed. The music is played on one to three darala. The entire performance is at a free tempo, and it is to be soft. The melody has short phrases throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm.
- Each darala always does the main melody.
- The Sienna Petals has a well-defined multi-passage structure: a brief theme, an exposition of the theme, a lengthy recapitulation of the theme and a finale.
- The theme should feel mournful. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
- The exposition should feel tender. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
- The recapitulation should be melancholic. This passage is richly layered with full chords making use of the available range.
- The finale should be made with feeling. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
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