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112.183Conceptual “Mack the Knife”
Repeated choruses are ideal for texture escalation:
Chorus 1: two-beat, melody mostly single.
Chorus 2: shells/inner responses.
Chorus 3: walking + fuller RH.
Later: block/octave melody.
Final: maximum texture or sudden sparse ending.
Do not need reharm every chorus.
Texture alone can make repeated melody feel newly staged.