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71.32Level 19 — counterline based on motif

Take a three-note motif:

C-E♭-G.

Use it as secondary material.

Main melody continues normally.

Counterline inserts:

fragment

sequence

inversion

during gaps.

Now the arrangement gets thematic unity.