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47.39Level 18 — displacement by one eighth every repetition

This is an advanced composition exercise.

Take a riff.

Repetition 1: starts beat 1.

Repetition 2: starts 1&.

Repetition 3: starts beat 2.

Repetition 4: starts 2&.

Pitch content identical.

The riff appears to slide through the bar.