The Embraced Incenses

The Embraced Incenses is a form of music used to commemorate important events originally devised by the human Stralir Huggedleague. 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 themsol and a olek. The musical voices are joined in melody. 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 alternate tension and repose.

• The chanter always does the main melody, should perform expressively and is to be loud.
• The themsol always does the main melody, should perform with a light touch and is to be in whispered undertones.
• The olek always does the main melody, is to be in whispered undertones and uses mordents.
• The Embraced Incenses 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 synthesis of previous passages and a coda.
• The first theme is very slow. The chanter's voice covers its entire range, the themsol ranges from the low register to the middle register and the olek covers its entire range from the ringing low register to the dull high register. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.
• The first exposition accelerates as it proceeds. The chanter's voice ranges from the low register to the middle register, the themsol covers its entire range from the buzzy low register to the harsh high register and the olek stays in the ringing low register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals. The passage should be composed and performed using syllabic phrasing.
• The second theme is very fast. The chanter's voice ranges from the low register to the middle register, the themsol stays in the harsh high register and the olek covers its entire range from the ringing low register to the dull high register. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
• The second exposition is at a free tempo. The chanter's voice ranges from the middle register to the high register, the themsol covers its entire range from the buzzy low register to the harsh high register and the olek stays in the dull high register. This passage is richly layered with full chords making use of the available range.
• The synthesis slows and broadens. The chanter's voice covers its entire range, the themsol ranges from the low register to the middle register and the olek covers its entire range from the ringing low register to the dull high register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
• The coda is very slow. The chanter's voice ranges from the low register to the middle register, the themsol covers its entire range from the buzzy low register to the harsh high register and the olek covers its entire range from the ringing low register to the dull high register. Chords are packed close together in dense clusters in this passage.

Events

• In late summer of 180, The Embraced Incenses was created by the human Stralir Huggedleague in Entercharms