BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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112.82Texture states

We can define a vocabulary:

S1

single melody.

S2

melody+bass.

S3

melody+shells.

S4

three-part counterpoint.

S5

broken/arpeggiated.

S6

block chords.

S7

riff/ostinato.

S8

full orchestral.

Now composition can move between states.