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68.50Level 25 — one harmony over melody sequence
Suppose melody sequence rises:
C-D-E
D-E-F
E-F-G.
You might expect harmony to follow.
Instead keep:
C pedal.
The melody creates increasing tensions:
root/9/3
9/3/11
3/11/5.
This is harmonic-rhythm restraint.