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85.139Example roadmap

Intro:

function: mystery.

harmony: ambiguous tonic.

texture: sparse.

register: middle/high.

intensity: 2.

Main statement:

clarity.

simple function.

melody+bass.

middle.

Interlude:

transition/modulate.

pedal→dominant.

motif.

wider.

Final chorus:

climax.

clear harmony.

walking+blocks.

high/wide.

Coda:

memory/release.

tonic.

single motif.

high→middle.

That is arranging before notes.