The Mirth of Lace
The Mirth of Lace is a form of music used for entertainment originally devised by the elf Mame Sunclose. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. The music is played on a darala and a aritha. The musical voices bring melody and counterpoint. The counterpoint melody has phrases of varied length throughout the form. The music is broadly layered with chords spanning the range. The music repeats for as long as necessary. It is performed without preference for a scale and in the cuthefi rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to alternate tension and repose, modulate frequently and play staccato.
- The darala always does the main melody and should be melancholic.
- The aritha always does the counterpoint melody and should be fiery.
- The Mirth of Lace has a well-defined multi-passage structure: a first theme, an exposition of the first theme, a second theme, an exposition of the second theme, a bridge-passage and a synthesis of previous passages.
- The first theme is moderately paced, and it is to be very loud. The aritha covers its entire range from the strained low register to the wavering high register. The passage has phrases of varied length in the melody. The passage should be performed using glides.
- The first exposition is very fast, and it is to fade into silence. The aritha stays in the strained low register. The passage has mid-length phrases in the melody.
- The second theme is twice the tempo of the last passage, and it is to be soft. The aritha covers its entire range from the strained low register to the wavering high register. The passage has short phrases in the melody.
- The second exposition is moderately paced, and it is to be very loud. The aritha covers its entire range from the strained low register to the wavering high register. The passage has phrases of varied length in the melody.
- The bridge-passage is fast, and it is to be moderately soft. The aritha covers its entire range from the strained low register to the wavering high register. The passage has long phrases in the melody.
- The synthesis is at a free tempo, and it is to be moderately soft. The aritha covers its entire range from the strained low register to the wavering high register. The passage has long phrases in the melody.
- The cuthefi rhythm is a single line with four beats divided into two bars in a 2-2 pattern. The beats are named cede (spoken ce) and otoga (ot). The beat is stressed as follows:
- | x - | - x |
- where x is a beat, - is silent and | indicates a bar.
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