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103.76This distinction is fundamental

Composition layer:

  • melody
  • bass relationships
  • harmonic skeleton
  • form
  • motif

Arrangement layer:

  • voicing
  • register
  • accompaniment
  • texture
  • instrumentation
  • density

They interact, but are not identical.