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111.178Happy Birthday structural experiment

Phrase 1: keep mostly tonic.

Phrase 2: introduce more PD/D movement.

Phrase 3: highest harmonic event rate.

Phrase 4: decelerate into tonic.

Now harmonic rhythm mirrors:

melodic form.