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116.207The draft hierarchy

Draft 1

Does the piece exist?

Draft 2

Does the structure work?

Draft 3

Are melody/bass/harmony coherent?

Draft 4

Does texture/groove support form?

Draft 5

Does every special event deserve its place?

Much better than polishing in chronological order.