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112.202The mature texture question
Not:
“How many notes can I add to make this sound fuller?”
But:
“Which musical roles need to exist at this moment, where should they live on the keyboard, which one should the listener hear first, and what should disappear now so that something else can matter later?”
That is orchestration at the piano.