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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.