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108.194Mini-project 2 — Through-Composed 24 Bars

No literal section repeat longer than 2 bars.

But maintain unity through:

  • one rhythmic cell
  • one recurring interval
  • one bass contour
  • one harmonic color

Each 4-bar region must causally grow from preceding region.