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94.148Apply it to “The Bare Necessities”

Conceptually:

Use orchestral caricature.

Low bass:

short “tuba.”

High responses:

light “clarinet.”

Middle chords:

banjo/guitar-like dry comping.

At mock-dramatic moment:

suddenly lush pedal and overly serious legato harmony.

Then release pedal completely.

Return to dry playful world.

The humor comes partly from touch contrast.