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41.22Level 8 — motif displacement mathematically

Suppose motif length = 3 beats.

Meter length = 5 beats.

Repeated motif starts:

bar 1 beat 1

then beat 4

then next bar beat 2

then beat 5

then next bar beat 3...

The motif keeps rotating through the bar.

You get complexity from very simple material.