BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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58.55Version 13 — Block-chord/cartoon-orchestral version

This tune is ideal for exaggerated orchestration.

Imagine:

  • clarinet
  • trombone
  • brass punches
  • pizzicato bass
  • full ensemble answers

On piano:

single line

→ octave

→ block chord

→ bass response

→ high-register answer.