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*Ttiid-Bes '''Kod''' - Shumian composer of Ko descent, Hob-Bes's brother | *Ttiid-Bes '''Kod''' - Shumian composer of Ko descent, Hob-Bes's brother | ||
== | ==Windermere music== | ||
The theoretical basis for Bjeheondian [[ | The theoretical basis for Bjeheondian [[Windermere]] music is very similar to that of Hlou Romantic music, except that the terms used are different. The ''Rag'' and ''Tal'' are known as ''tsăren'' and ''hüed''. But Windermere rhythms (''imhüed'') are much more complex than Hlou ''Tal''s. ''Imhüed'' are sort of a cross between rhythmic cycles and ground bass lines (as in Baroque era passacaglias). | ||
Singing, both choral and solo, is as much a part of | Singing, both choral and solo, is as much a part of Windermere music as instruments since Windermere isn't a tonal language like Hlou. | ||
Both polyphonic and solo music follow the notes of the ''tsăren''. Solo music was very often unwritten and much of it was purely improvised, unlike polyphonic music. Solo pieces lacked a ground bass which allowed improvisers the freedom to make highly microtonally inflected melodies, often using a few dozen tones per octave. | Both polyphonic and solo music follow the notes of the ''tsăren''. Solo music was very often unwritten and much of it was purely improvised, unlike polyphonic music. Solo pieces lacked a ground bass which allowed improvisers the freedom to make highly microtonally inflected melodies, often using a few dozen tones per octave. | ||
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===''Tsoafta''=== | ===''Tsoafta''=== | ||
Hlou influence on | Hlou influence on Windermere music led to the development of a uniquely Windermere tradition of purely rhythmic music, called ''tsoafta'' (from Windermere ''tsoaf'' 'game, play' + Hlou ''Tal''), played almost exclusively on percussion instruments. But violin family instruments were adapted to this style; performers would strike different parts of their instruments with their fingers, and tune the strings so low that they hit against the fingerboard producing a loud percussive effect. The rhythms used were often extremely fast and complicated and polyrhythms were common. | ||
''Tsoafta'' in the Romantic era was thought of primarily as a sport rather than a musical style, and many ''tsoafta'' artists became cultural icons. | ''Tsoafta'' in the Romantic era was thought of primarily as a sport rather than a musical style, and many ''tsoafta'' artists became cultural icons. | ||
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===Folk music=== | ===Folk music=== | ||
Much | Much Windermere folk music uses instruments imported from Talma and Nūrei, such as the pasta guitar, and sometimes even uses the original tunings. | ||
===The Experimental Music Society (''Prăctheng Sngoal Yătălisrił'')=== | ===The Experimental Music Society (''Prăctheng Sngoal Yătălisrił'')=== | ||