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103.163Mini-project 6 — compose from reduced DNA
Take one existing public-domain tune such as “Happy Birthday.”
Extract only:
- phrase-length pattern
- approximate contour
- climax location
Do not reuse its actual melody.
Write a completely new melody using those abstract constraints.
Now you are composing from formal DNA.