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48.39Level 17 — retrograde rhythm

Keep pitch order.

Reverse the sequence of durations/rests.

For instance:

original rhythm: short-short-long-rest.

Retrograde: rest-long-short-short.

The motif remains related but its internal momentum changes.

This is rhythmic transformation analogous to melodic retrograde.