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42.22Level 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.