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=== Šzþ recitation ===

[[File:Fox Warrior Bottle MET DP102152.jpg|thumb|Bottle with a depiction of Sntp'ukžri, the titular hero of the [[Epic of Sntp'ukžri]] (''šzþ Sntp'ukžrki'').]]

The šzþ, or epic poem, is Kzmr's most ancient literary form, and the musical tradition that stems from it is thought to also be the oldest style of Kzmr music. Recitation of a šzþ is typically done in a sung fashion with unmetered time – emphasis can be given either by drawing out a syllable or perhaps adding a [[w:Melisma|melisma]], or by speeding through a long sequence of syllables in a short time to convey a feeling of agitation. The melody itself is sung with each syllable (or each division of a melisma) being assigned to to a successive note in a ''trdrtu'' (lit. wheel), a concept corresponding to the ''[[w:Color_(medieval_music)#Color_(isorhythm)|color]]'' in an isorhythmic composition. Often, the ''trdrtu'' consists of a number of notes which is not a factor of the number of syllables in the line, which would cause the following line to start on a different note from the last. Three different strategies are commonly used when starting a new line:

The šzþ, or epic poem, is Kzmr's most ancient literary form, and the musical tradition that stems from it is thought to also be the oldest style of Kzmr music. Recitation of a šzþ is typically done in a sung fashion with unmetered time – emphasis can be given either by drawing out a syllable or perhaps adding a [[w:Melisma|melisma]], or by speeding through a long sequence of syllables in a short time to convey a feeling of agitation. The melody itself is sung with each syllable (or each division of a melisma) being assigned to to a successive note in a repeated ''trdrtu'' (lit. wheel), a concept corresponding to the ''[[w:Color_(medieval_music)#Color_(isorhythm)|color]]'' in an isorhythmic composition. Often, the ''trdrtu'' consists of a number of notes which is not a factor of the number of syllables in the line, which would cause the following line to start on a different note from the last. Three different strategies are commonly used when starting a new line:

* starting over at the beginning of the ''trdrtu'',

* allowing the ''trdrtu'' to continue in the next line, often used for a [[w:Enjambment|enjambment]]-like effect,

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 === Šzþ recitation ===
 [[File:Fox Warrior Bottle MET DP102152.jpg|thumb|Bottle with a depiction of Sntp'ukžri, the titular hero of the [[Epic of Sntp'ukžri]] (''šzþ Sntp'ukžrki'').]]
-The šzþ, or epic poem, is Kzmr's most ancient literary form, and the musical tradition that stems from it is thought to also be the oldest style of Kzmr music. Recitation of a šzþ is typically done in a sung fashion with unmetered time – emphasis can be given either by drawing out a syllable or perhaps adding a [[w:Melisma|melisma]], or by speeding through a long sequence of syllables in a short time to convey a feeling of agitation. The melody itself is sung with each syllable (or each division of a melisma) being assigned to to a successive note in a ''trdrtu'' (lit. wheel), a concept corresponding to the ''[[w:Color_(medieval_music)#Color_(isorhythm)|color]]'' in an isorhythmic composition. Often, the ''trdrtu'' consists of a number of notes which is not a factor of the number of syllables in the line, which would cause the following line to start on a different note from the last. Three different strategies are commonly used when starting a new line:
+The šzþ, or epic poem, is Kzmr's most ancient literary form, and the musical tradition that stems from it is thought to also be the oldest style of Kzmr music. Recitation of a šzþ is typically done in a sung fashion with unmetered time – emphasis can be given either by drawing out a syllable or perhaps adding a [[w:Melisma|melisma]], or by speeding through a long sequence of syllables in a short time to convey a feeling of agitation. The melody itself is sung with each syllable (or each division of a melisma) being assigned to to a successive note in a repeated ''trdrtu'' (lit. wheel), a concept corresponding to the ''[[w:Color_(medieval_music)#Color_(isorhythm)|color]]'' in an isorhythmic composition. Often, the ''trdrtu'' consists of a number of notes which is not a factor of the number of syllables in the line, which would cause the following line to start on a different note from the last. Three different strategies are commonly used when starting a new line:
 * starting over at the beginning of the ''trdrtu'',
 * allowing the ''trdrtu'' to continue in the next line, often used for a [[w:Enjambment|enjambment]]-like effect,