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79.8Level 5 — compare 2-note and 7-note harmony
Take G7→C.
Version A:
LH G.
RH F-B.
Then C with E-B.
Version B:
huge altered G13♭9 voicing.
Then huge Cmaj13♯11.
Which serves the melody better?
Depends on context.
More information is not automatically more musical.