Kzmr music: Difference between revisions

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* or adding a rapid melisma at the end of the line to ensure that the first syllable of the next line is aligned with the first note of the ''trdrtu''.

Over time, a repertoire of semi-standardized ''ttrdrtu'' has developed, and each one is associated with its own mood and symbolism. Some are irrevocably tied to a single epic, or even a single scene, such as the ''trdrtu tnnk'agbhki'', which is almost exclusively used in performances of the stanzas of the [[Epic of Sntp'ukžri]] in which Sntp'ukžri kills the mythical dragon Þksamrn. Typically, a ''šzþcš'' (reciter of epic poetry) will only switch from one ''trdrtu'' to another when moving from one stanza to the next, although exceptions exist for various purposes.

Recitation is almost always unaccompanied, but there are rare cases in which a ''šzþcš'' will self-accompany using a ''[[vbþ]]'', a Kzmr percussion instrument in the [[w:Talking drum|talking drum]] family.

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 * or adding a rapid melisma at the end of the line to ensure that the first syllable of the next line is aligned with the first note of the ''trdrtu''.
 Over time, a repertoire of semi-standardized ''ttrdrtu'' has developed, and each one is associated with its own mood and symbolism. Some are irrevocably tied to a single epic, or even a single scene, such as the ''trdrtu tnnk'agbhki'', which is almost exclusively used in performances of the stanzas of the [[Epic of Sntp'ukžri]] in which Sntp'ukžri kills the mythical dragon Þksamrn. Typically, a ''šzþcš'' (reciter of epic poetry) will only switch from one ''trdrtu'' to another when moving from one stanza to the next, although exceptions exist for various purposes.
+Recitation is almost always unaccompanied, but there are rare cases in which a ''šzþcš'' will self-accompany using a ''[[vbþ]]'', a Kzmr percussion instrument in the [[w:Talking drum|talking drum]] family.