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29.64Level 32 — chord-root change as formal landmark

Because harmony may remain on one sus root for a while, the next bass-root shift is a major event.

Do not waste it.

Perhaps:

  • increase dynamics
  • change register
  • transpose motif
  • thin texture

Make the listener notice the new landscape.