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==Instruments==
Music in Thedish speaking cultures differed strongly depending on region; Italian Thedish music was closer to European musical styles whereas North African Thedish music had more in common with Middle Eastern musical styles. Both styles are common among Thedes today.


The Lõisian string orchestra has a much wider variety of instruments than our timeline's common-practice orchestra; it's comparable to Carleen Hutchins's Violin Octet. It's made up of the following instruments:
==Musical terms==


* pochette (''þe poczte, þí poczten''); tuned a fourth above our violin
Thedish musicians prefer to translate or calque musical terms.
* violin (''þe fiþlín''); slightly larger than our violin and tuned the same or a whole step below (F-C-G-D)
* viola (''þe altfiþel''); tuned like our viola
* tenor violin (''þe fiþel'' or ''þe tienerfiþel''); tuned a fourth or fifth below the viola
* violoncello (''þe boriefiþel''); tuned an octave below the viola
* bass (''þe básfiþel''); tuned an octave below the tenor violin
* contrabass (''þe jetenfiþel''); tuned an octave below the viola
* subcontrabass (''þe risьfiþel''); tuned two octaves below the tenor violin
* mega-bass (''þe þurьzefiþel''); tuned two octaves below the cello


==Forms==
===Italian Thedish music===
þí sonate = instrumental piece
*þí klózle = contrapuntal piece based on a melismatic passage in a chant
*þí siúfnie = symphony
*þe lióþer = solo sonata with accompaniment; instrumental equivalent of the Lied
*þe briótstúcz = piece in variation form
*þí fancie = fantasy
þí kantate = vocal piece
*þí vurdlie / þí trópe = a vocal equivalent of the klózle, as in some medieval motets
*þí opre = opera
*þe lióþ = Lied; art song
þí bálate = dance piece (false friend with "ballad")
 
==Other musical terms==


slap = piano (soft)
slap = piano (soft)
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fanþiend = andante (walking)
fanþiend = andante (walking)


pik = allegro, vivace (quick)
pik = allegro, vivace (lively)


úthużingfól = expressive
úthużengfól = expressive


slýþsam = adagio (slow)
slýþsam = adagio (slow)
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þí simbskapie = chorus
þí simbskapie = chorus
===North African Thedish music===
żard = maqam
Maqam names used in Thedish music aren't translated: Rástı, Bajátı, Ażem, Kurdı, Sieká, Sabe, Hiżáz, Nahavend
sometimes they use ''dur'' and ''mól'' instead of Ażem and Nahavend
===Common musical forms===
furgang = bashraf; prelude
fiól = dulab; rondo
útþank = taqsim; impromptu
lióþ = song
lióþer = melody (from *hleu-þrą <- PIE *klew-trom)
==Styles==
===Thedish opera===
Very similar to Italian opera and often written in "Theditalian", a form of Italian with Germanic syntax; some modern composers write operas in Arabic and Persian
===Hybrid musical forms===
Contemporary Thedish music incorporates both Arab and European influences; for instance symphonies are written in maqams
==Thedish musicians==
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Latest revision as of 08:43, 12 July 2023

Music in Thedish speaking cultures differed strongly depending on region; Italian Thedish music was closer to European musical styles whereas North African Thedish music had more in common with Middle Eastern musical styles. Both styles are common among Thedes today.

Musical terms

Thedish musicians prefer to translate or calque musical terms.

Italian Thedish music

slap = piano (soft)

stark = forte (loud)

fanþiend = andante (walking)

pik = allegro, vivace (lively)

úthużengfól = expressive

slýþsam = adagio (slow)

snióen yncz = not rushed

þí spriakstamnie = Sprechstimme

þí simbskapie = chorus

North African Thedish music

żard = maqam

Maqam names used in Thedish music aren't translated: Rástı, Bajátı, Ażem, Kurdı, Sieká, Sabe, Hiżáz, Nahavend

sometimes they use dur and mól instead of Ażem and Nahavend

Common musical forms

furgang = bashraf; prelude

fiól = dulab; rondo

útþank = taqsim; impromptu

lióþ = song

lióþer = melody (from *hleu-þrą <- PIE *klew-trom)

Styles

Thedish opera

Very similar to Italian opera and often written in "Theditalian", a form of Italian with Germanic syntax; some modern composers write operas in Arabic and Persian

Hybrid musical forms

Contemporary Thedish music incorporates both Arab and European influences; for instance symphonies are written in maqams

Thedish musicians

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