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100.156Conceptual “Bare Necessities” architecture

Opening

playful two-beat.

First statement

light accompaniment.

Second

New-Orleans/shuffle-type bounce.

Contrast

mock-serious rubato/6/8 moment.

Break

silence/comic stop.

Final

bright groove returns.

False ending

dramatic cadence.

Real ending

simple playful callback.

The arrangement's humor comes from form and timing as much as harmony.