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50.39Classical connection
A passacaglia often keeps:
bass pattern
while upper material develops.
Here:
top phrase remains fixed
while bass/harmony develops.
Both use the same compositional principle:
invariant layer + changing layers.
This bridges classical and jazz arranging naturally.