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104.190The mature melody question
Not:
“Which note should come next?”
But:
“What does the listener currently remember, what note are they beginning to expect, and should the next melodic event repeat that expectation, intensify it, delay it, redirect it, or finally fulfill it?”
That question turns melody from:
note selection
into:
musical narrative.