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82.118The important question changes

Instead of always asking:

“What key is this chord in?”

you can ask:

What organizing force currently makes the music coherent?

Is it:

  • function?
  • bass?
  • voice leading?
  • symmetry?
  • motif?
  • pedal?
  • register?
  • destination?

Advanced analysis becomes plural.