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54.43Level 22 — sus world
Notice how many of those upper structures omit:
D, the major 3rd of B♭.
Therefore tonic quality becomes ambiguous/suspended.
Later introduce D.
Suddenly B♭ major becomes explicit.
Again:
3rd as identity switch.