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125.6Capstone Rule 3

Choose one deliberate limitation.

Examples:

  • no diminished passing chords
  • maximum three voices for first half
  • no V7 until climax
  • melody limited to one octave until B
  • only one altered dominant
  • no final melody tonic

A limitation creates:

shape.