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114.225The mature rhythmic question

Not:

“What accompaniment pattern should I use?”

But:

“What pulse is the listener standing on, how is that pulse subdivided, which attacks establish the norm, where does silence create expectation, which layer carries the clock, and when should the rhythmic system become more unstable—or suddenly simpler—to make the next formal event feel inevitable?”

That is groove composition.