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8227 / 18210 · Workshop 65 — Motivic Development Across Harmony: Sequence, Inversion, Fragmentation, Rhythmic Mutation, and Making One Small Idea Survive an Entire Form← prev⊞ allnext →

65.96Apply it to “The Bare Necessities”

This piece is ideal for motivic comedy.

Take one recognizable short fragment.

Repeat normally.

Then:

too high.

Too low.

Minor.

Boogie.

Stop-time.

Huge block chord.

Tiny single-note answer.

The motif itself becomes a character.