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37.35Level 13 — delayed melody

Now do the opposite.

Harmony changes to F on beat 1.

Keep previous melodic note briefly.

Then resolve into A later.

This produces a small suspension.

So rhythmic sophistication includes both:

early arrival

and:

late arrival.