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64.67Do not confuse two independent ideas
Pitch sequence length: 5 notes.
Rhythmic duration per cycle: perhaps 5 eighths.
Those can be identical—but they don't have to be.
You might use five-note vocabulary in a 3-eighth rhythmic motif.
Pitch clock and rhythm clock can differ.