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47.5Why this differs from 9/8
Workshop 43 used:
2+2+2+3
inside nine eighths.
Here:
3+3+2
fills eight eighths.
The important new idea is not the particular grouping.
It is:
accent structure can contradict the obvious meter while remaining completely inside it.