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81.53Level 23 — C against D
LH:
C-major ostinato:
C-G-E-G.
RH:
D-major motif:
D-F♯-A-F♯.
Repeat simultaneously.
Now both tonal identities are reinforced rhythmically.
This is much more genuinely bitonal.