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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.