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27.62Level 28 — avoid-3rd exercise

Now avoid E♭ temporarily.

The harmony becomes more ambiguous.

Use:

C D♭/D F G A♭ B♭.

Then introduce E♭ after two bars.

Notice how suddenly minor quality becomes explicit.

This is orchestration through pitch omission.