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48.13Level 4 — phrase cycle versus harmonic cycle

Suppose harmony is:

4-bar vamp.

Rhythmic riff:

5-bar super-cycle.

Now their mutual relationship takes even longer to repeat.

This creates large-scale development without writing dozens of new ideas.