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Other performance traditions

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	====Other performance traditions====		====Other performance traditions====
	Performers in Urizen more commonly recite poetry than sing. There is more information about Urizen art [[~~Urizen_Culture_and_Customs~~#~~Art~~\|here]].		Performers in Urizen more commonly recite poetry than sing. There is more information about Urizen art [[Urizen_culture_and_customs#Icons and Artistry\|here]].

	===How to adapt your repertoire===		===How to adapt your repertoire===

Twiggy at 19:35, 24 October 2025

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	===Style summary===		===Style summary===
	The Urizen musical tradition mirrors their tranquil, philosophical approach to life. More in meditation than performance, traditional Urizen musicians gather to improvise fluid, shifting melodies and harmonies around a series of repetitive themes, usually choosing a concept such as '~~tranquility~~', 'hope' or 'grief' around which to base their compositions. They favour picked strings, tuned percussion and light, breathy woodwind, though any instrument can be played as part of the soundscape.		The Urizen musical tradition mirrors their tranquil, philosophical approach to life. More in meditation than performance, traditional Urizen musicians gather to improvise fluid, shifting melodies and harmonies around a series of repetitive themes, usually choosing a concept such as 'tranquillity', 'hope' or 'grief' around which to base their compositions. They favour picked strings, tuned percussion and light, breathy woodwind, though any instrument can be played as part of the soundscape.

	Real world inspiration includes gamelan, minimalists such as Phillip Glass and Ludivico Ianoudi, Vangelis and Mike Oldfield, though with acoustic rather than electric instruments.		Real world inspiration includes gamelan, minimalists such as Phillip Glass and Ludivico Ianoudi, Vangelis and Mike Oldfield, though with acoustic rather than electric instruments.
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	Children still sing songs and nursery rhymes, such as the following: [[Hungry Goat]]		Children still sing songs and nursery rhymes, such as the following: [[Hungry Goat]]

	Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually ~~repetetive~~, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.		Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually repetitive, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.

	*[[The Stargazer's Song]]<br>		*[[The Stargazer's Song]]<br>

Rafferty at 16:00, 6 August 2021

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	Children still sing songs and nursery rhymes, such as the following: [[Hungry Goat]]		Children still sing songs and nursery rhymes, such as the following: [[Hungry Goat]]
	~~{{CaptionedImage\|file=Merrow Couple.jpg\|align=left\|width=300\|caption=Artwork by [http://2forjoy.deviantart.com/ Andrea Cradduck]}}~~

	Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually repetetive, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.		Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually repetetive, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.

Rafferty at 16:48, 19 February 2020

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	Here is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3nQdlKlsTk&list=PLF41B4424C60DE579&feature=plpp_play_all youtube playlist] of appropriate or inspiring music for Urizen.		Here is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3nQdlKlsTk&list=PLF41B4424C60DE579&feature=plpp_play_all youtube playlist] of appropriate or inspiring music for Urizen.

	[[Category:Urizen Music]]		[[Category:Urizen Music]]
	~~[[Category:Urizen]]~~
	[[Category:Music]]		[[Category:Music]]
			{{Urizen Links}}

Jude: /* Songs */

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Songs

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	Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually repetetive, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.		Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually repetetive, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.

	[[The Stargazer's Song]]<br>		*[[The Stargazer's Song]]<br>
	[[Cold, Crisp Air]]<br>		*[[Cold, Crisp Air]]<br>
	[[From the Spires Tall]]<br>		*[[From the Spires Tall]]<br>

	====Instrumentation====		====Instrumentation====

Jude: /* Songs */

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Songs

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	Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually repetetive, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.		Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually repetetive, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.

	[[The Stargazer's Song]]		[[The Stargazer's Song]]<br>
	[[Cold, Crisp Air]]		[[Cold, Crisp Air]]<br>
	[[From the Spires Tall]]		[[From the Spires Tall]]<br>

	====Instrumentation====		====Instrumentation====

Jude: /* Songs */

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Songs

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	====Songs====		====Songs====
	Urizen ~~does~~ not ~~have~~ its own ~~song tradition~~, although bards ~~will~~ happily ~~purloin~~ the songs of other nations to sing in bars and around campfires. See [[Music]] for songs known throughout the Empire.		Traditionally, Urizen has not had a significant song tradition of its own, although bards have happily purloined the songs of other nations to sing in bars and around campfires. See [[Music]] for songs known throughout the Empire.

	Children still sing songs and nursery rhymes, such as the following: [[Hungry Goat]]		Children still sing songs and nursery rhymes, such as the following: [[Hungry Goat]]
	{{CaptionedImage\|file=Merrow Couple.jpg\|align=left\|width=300\|caption=Artwork by [http://2forjoy.deviantart.com/ Andrea Cradduck]}}		{{CaptionedImage\|file=Merrow Couple.jpg\|align=left\|width=300\|caption=Artwork by [http://2forjoy.deviantart.com/ Andrea Cradduck]}}

			Very recently, however, there has been a developing vogue for musical settings of Urizen lyric poetry. The pieces are usually repetetive, cyclical and reflective, as befits the Urizen outlook.

			[[The Stargazer's Song]]
			[[Cold, Crisp Air]]
			[[From the Spires Tall]]

	====Instrumentation====		====Instrumentation====
	Bells, glockenspiels, [http://www.handpan.org/ Hand pans], hammer dulcimer, soft pipes, long notes from bowed instruments or drone instruments such as singing bowls or wine glasses.		Bells, glockenspiels, [http://www.handpan.org/ Hand pans], hammer dulcimer, soft pipes, long notes from bowed instruments or drone instruments such as singing bowls or wine glasses.

Jude at 20:07, 4 December 2012

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	====A musical tradition====		====A musical tradition====
	Urizen does not have a popular concert tradition. However, many Stargazers who are also musicians use musical improvisation and composition to structure their ritual magics; one such major tradition is the [[~~SilutarianMethod~~ Silutarian Method]], which utilises the connection between musical modes and the realms of magic.		Urizen does not have a popular concert tradition. However, many Stargazers who are also musicians use musical improvisation and composition to structure their ritual magics; one such major tradition is the [[Silutarian Method]], which utilises the connection between musical modes and the realms of magic.

	===Further examples===		===Further examples===

Jude at 20:07, 4 December 2012

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	====A musical tradition====		====A musical tradition====
	Urizen does not have a popular concert tradition. However, many Stargazers who are also musicians use musical improvisation and composition to structure their ritual magics; one such major tradition is the [SilutarianMethod Silutarian Method], which utilises the connection between musical modes and the realms of magic.		Urizen does not have a popular concert tradition. However, many Stargazers who are also musicians use musical improvisation and composition to structure their ritual magics; one such major tradition is the [[SilutarianMethod Silutarian Method]], which utilises the connection between musical modes and the realms of magic.

	===Further examples===		===Further examples===

Jude: /* A musical tradition */

2012-12-04T20:06:50Z

A musical tradition

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	====A musical tradition====		====A musical tradition====
	Urizen does not have a popular concert tradition. However ~~improvised~~ musical ~~themes are sometimes included in philosophical meditation sessions or magical rituals with~~ the ~~magician either playing or surrounding herself with players if she is not a musician~~, ~~in order to focus~~ the ~~mind~~ and ~~senses on~~ the ~~task at hand~~.		Urizen does not have a popular concert tradition. However, many Stargazers who are also musicians use musical improvisation and composition to structure their ritual magics; one such major tradition is the [SilutarianMethod Silutarian Method], which utilises the connection between musical modes and the realms of magic.

	===Further examples===		===Further examples===