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86.35Example

Motif A: up third, down step.

Bass B: 1-5-♭7-5.

Rhythm C: syncopated 3+3+2 attack.

Intro: A.

Head accompaniment: C.

Interlude: B + A.

Solo: A developed.

Coda: A over B.

One vocabulary.

Many functions.