The Blossom of Bolls
The Blossom of Bolls is a form of music used to commemorate important events originally devised by the mer Epilathacifo Ecruyellows. The form guides musicians during improvised performances. A singer recites nonsensical words and sounds while the music is played on a uganadi. The music is melody and rhythm without harmony. The entire performance is very slow. The melody has mid-length phrases throughout the form. Never more than an interval sounds at once. It is performed without preference for a scale and in free rhythm. Throughout, when possible, performers are to add fills and modulate frequently.
- The singer always does the main melody and should perform with feeling.
- The uganadi always provides the rhythm and should be fiery.
- The Blossom of Bolls has a well-defined multi-passage structure: an introduction, a verse and a chorus all repeated two times, a bridge-passage and a chorus and a verse.
- The introduction is to be in whispered undertones. The singer's voice ranges from the middle register to the high register and the uganadi ranges from the wavering high register to the gentle top register.
- The first verse is to fade into silence. The singer's voice stays in the middle register and the uganadi is confined to the wavering high register.
- The first chorus is to be loud. The singer's voice stays in the low register and the uganadi ranges from the wavering high register to the gentle top register.
- The bridge-passage is to be very loud. The singer's voice ranges from the low register to the middle register and the uganadi ranges from the rich middle register to the gentle top register.
- The second chorus is to be moderately loud. The singer's voice ranges from the middle register to the high register and the uganadi ranges from the pure low register to the rich middle register.
- The second verse is to be loud. The singer's voice stays in the high register and the uganadi covers its entire range from the pure low register to the gentle top register.
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