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80.62Level 37 — quartal intro → tertian reveal

Begin:

D-G-C

E-A-D

F-B♭-E♭ style quartal shapes over pedal.

Then later:

C-E-G-B.

The music changes from:

modal/ambiguous

to:

functional/tertian.

Texture itself reveals grammar.