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102.110Reduction and recomposition in improvisation
This process does not have to happen only at the desk.
During a solo:
reduce motif.
Then rebuild.
Example:
4-note phrase
→ 2-note fragment
→ rhythmic fragment
→ new sequence.
That's real-time recomposition.