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81.59Level 26 — staged modulation
Start:
C major alone.
Add:
E♭ major high.
Sustain both.
Remove:
C-major 3rd E.
Then remove C bass.
Add E♭ bass.
You have moved:
C → C/E♭ bitonal overlap → E♭.
Very smooth conceptually despite chromatic distance.