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87.26Level 15 — harmonic acceleration before climax
Eight-bar phrase:
Bars 1–2: tonic.
3–4: one change/bar.
5–6: two changes/bar.
7: dominant color changes every beat.
8: arrival.
This is an almost automatic climax architecture.