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86.107Example

Swing C section → bossa D♭ section.

Possible formal voices:

Melodic motif: stays.

Key: moves C→D♭.

Groove: moves swing→bossa.

Register: stays.

Density: temporarily decreases.

This is voice leading at the level of form.