Glommish/Musical system
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: Rást, Baját, Ażem, Kurd, Syká, 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
Styles
Thedish opera
Very similar to Italian opera and often written in "Theditalian", a form of Italian with Germanic syntax
Thedish musicians
- Andrie Hóchenhym, composer and tuning theorist; proposed 29edo as a tuning for Thedish fixed pitch instruments like accordions and mandoles so that both European music and North African music could be played
- Marczel Myna, composer
- Davúd Lióbacz, composer known for contrapuntal maqam music
- Walter Ytfield, contemporary tuning theorist and maqam scholar