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98.123Flexible arrangement grammar
Think of your arrangement as having rules such as:
- first statement sparse
- fills answer melody
- borrowed iv only at major phrase endings
- walking begins after first chorus
- blocks reserved for climax
- coda recalls intro motif
- final tonic always thin
These rules generate many possible performances.