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88.106Apply it to “The Bare Necessities”
Use a comic harmonic callback.
Early:
one absurdly serious diminished/augmented gesture.
Return immediately to simple harmony.
Do not repeat it for a while.
Later:
one little note or bass figure hints at it.
At false ending:
bring back the full “dramatic” gesture.
Now the listener recognizes the joke.
Repetition creates comedic memory.