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111.179Conceptual “Mack the Knife”
Repeated choruses give a perfect pacing laboratory.
Chorus 1: slow/simple harmonic surface.
Chorus 2: more passing chords.
Chorus 3: faster turnaround activity.
Final: perhaps simplify again while texture becomes larger.
Escalation does not require new melody.