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30.10Augmentation

Augmentation means lengthening note values.

Example:

original:

quarter-quarter-quarter-quarter.

Augmented:

half-half-half-half.

Or more loosely:

play the motif much slower.

This can make a familiar idea sound broad and dramatic.