The Rainy Beach
The Rainy Beach is a devotional form of music directed toward the worship of Zepave Fishweather originally devised by the elf Idala Sweettall. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. One to six chanters recite any composition of The Truth of Poetry while the music is played on three icithi. The musical voices join in melody, counterpoint and harmony. The melody has short phrases, while the counterpoint has mid-length phrases throughout the form. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to glide from note to note, use grace notes, locally improvise and spread syllables over many notes.
- Each chanter always should be spirited.
- Each icithi always should feel mysterious.
- The Rainy Beach has a well-defined multi-passage structure: a theme, an exposition of the theme, a lengthy bridge-passage, a recapitulation of the theme, a bridge-passage and a lengthy finale.
- The theme is voiced by the melody of the chanters and the counterpoint of the icithi. The passage is slow, and it is to be very loud. Each of the chanters' voices ranges from the middle register to the high register and each of the icithi ranges from the wispy low register to the rippling middle register. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
- The exposition is voiced by the melody of the icithi and the harmony of the chanters. The passage is moderately paced, and it is to fade into silence. Each of the icithi covers its entire range from the wispy low register to the sparkling high register and each of the chanters' voices covers its entire range. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
- The first bridge-passage is voiced by the melody of the chanters and the counterpoint of the icithi. The passage gradually slows as it comes to an end, and it is to be very loud. Each of the chanters' voices covers its entire range and each of the icithi ranges from the rippling middle register to the sparkling high register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
- The recapitulation is voiced by the melody of the icithi and the harmony of the chanters. The passage is extremely fast, and it is to be very loud. Each of the icithi stays in the rippling middle register and each of the chanters' voices covers its entire range. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
- The second bridge-passage is voiced by the melody of the chanters and the melody of the icithi. The passage is very fast, and it is to be soft. Each of the chanters' voices stays in the low register and each of the icithi stays in the rippling middle register. Only one pitch is ever played at a time in this passage.
- The finale is voiced by the melody of the chanters and the counterpoint of the icithi. The passage is moderately fast, and it is to be soft. Each of the chanters' voices stays in the high register and each of the icithi covers its entire range from the wispy low register to the sparkling high register. This passage features only melodic tones and intervals.
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