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8134 / 18210 · Workshop 65 — Motivic Development Across Harmony: Sequence, Inversion, Fragmentation, Rhythmic Mutation, and Making One Small Idea Survive an Entire Form← prev⊞ allnext →

65.3Which part is more recognizable?

Play:

C-E♭-G

with the original rhythm.

Then use:

D-F-A

with the same rhythm.

It still sounds related.

Now keep C-E♭-G but change rhythm completely.

Which sounds more like the original?

Often rhythm is surprisingly important.