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125.247The four fundamental musical roles
At the deepest level, much of the enormous course can collapse into:
Melody
What is being said?
Bass
Where is the ground moving?
Time
How does it move?
Form
Why does what happens now matter relative to before and after?
Harmony, texture, color, and voicing exist:
inside those relationships.