79.101Mini-composition exercise

Write a 32-bar piece where density—not chord complexity—is the main form-building tool.

Requirements:

• first 4 bars: melody + bass only
• next 4: one inner guide-tone line
• at least one 3-note texture sustained for an entire phrase
• one long melody note left completely unsupported initially
• one dense altered chord used only once
• one phrase where all passing melody notes remain unharmonized
• one cadence with dense dominant→single-note tonic resolution
• one cadence with sparse dominant→full tonic block
• one section where root/function remain stable while voicing density changes
• one climax created mainly by vertical density
• final 4 bars gradually remove chord tones until only open interval or single note remains

The harmony should feel intentional even when very little is physically played.