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21.52A reharmonization should have a reason
Good reasons include:
- stronger destination
- smoother bass
- expressive inner line
- more suitable melody support
- stylistic transformation
- phrase expansion
- contrast on repeated section
- increased/decreased tension
Bad reason:
“I learned a new chord and want to put it everywhere.”