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98.1Two extremes
Extreme A:
Everything written.
Every voicing.
Every fill.
Every articulation.
Every transition.
Every ending note.
Extreme B:
Nothing fixed except tune.
Both are legitimate in some contexts.
But for solo piano, the most useful territory is often:
between them.