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32.105What has changed compared with our early reharmonization?

Early thinking:

melody note → find chord containing note.

Now:

melody note + bass line + desired color → design upper structure and voice leading.

That is a major shift.

You are no longer merely selecting chords.

You are designing vertical sonorities around independent voices.