Jon Forel @Jon_4L@TheEdVerse is there anything like rock or metal music in Faerun? If so, what is it called, who started it, where can one find equipment for playing it in Faerun, and which higher entity would enjoy it most or have it in their provinces/portfolios?
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 24, 2019
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Metal music, no. Rock, yes, though we real-worlders would call it prog rock or New Age because of its sounds, which would be soft and flowing, because the only instruments capable of sustain (like an electric guitar)…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 24, 2019
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…are elven/half-elven. I can see elves of the Realms being able to play and sound like Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Genesis, and ELO. Note: the instruments that would be used are NOT amplified or electric.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 24, 2019
Mr. Greenwood, but a question remains, what would the realmers call such a music? Thank you!
— Milos (@NiftyArchmage) February 5, 2022
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To folk of the Realms, just “music.” They don’t tend to speak/think of musical genres/movements as we do, just in terms of social norms: thudding drums, wailing warhorns, and unison shouts = goblinkin; drums and metallic percussion = dwarves; flutes and harps and..2)
…soft-voiced harmonies = elves, ditties and/or plainsong = humans or halflings, dronesong (with warhorns) = giants. Within local society (e.g. a city), musical shifts tend to be discussed linked to individuals or groups, the same way real-world sports speak of…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 5, 2022
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…”the X era,” where X is the name of a dominant athlete (like Jordan in basketball, or Favre or Brady in football). In the Realms, dance fads and fashions do get named, and their associated music with them, like lammuer (slow waltzes), tonsets (slow formal… 4)
…courtly dances), and whirls (reels). Folk in the Realms also distinguish between "elder-time" or "ancient" tunes and songs, "traditional" tunes or styles of music, and "newclang" (innovative and fresh, seen as either good or bad depending on personal taste).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 5, 2022
