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99.39Accompanist as stabilizer

When the soloist becomes uncertain:

you become more explicit.

More:

  • root clarity
  • pulse
  • cadential cues
  • recognizable patterns

Less:

  • reharm
  • ambiguity
  • dense counterpoint.