Author Question: Unlike the solo singers florid phrases in free rhythm that are somewhat subject to the soloists ... (Read 145 times)

rlane42 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Unlike the solo singers florid phrases in free rhythm that are somewhat subject to the soloists interpretation, what does the chorus sing?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How does the female solo singer in Ladrang Wilujeng display flexibility and constraint?

What will be an ideal response?

amandanbreshears · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The chorus sings a precomposed melody to a generic text, unrelated to the meaning of the title of the piece.

Answer to Question 2

Sometimes she sings florid vocal phrases that weave in and out of the balungan part . . . in a much freer rhythm than the steady pulsation of most of the instruments (flexibility)
But usually her phrases end on the same tone as the balungan phrase (constraint)
Her phrases resemble those of other singers in the recording (constraint)
In some small ways they are her individual patterns. (flexibility)