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49.16Level 5 — five-beat motif against six
Now use five beats.
Example:
C-D-E♭-G-F.
Repeat every 5 beats.
Bar length: 6.
The alignment returns after:
LCM(5,6) = 30 beats.
That is:
five bars of 6/4.
Now the rhythmic surface can sound extremely unstable even though the meter never moves.