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116.36Pass 12 — play the entire A section

Now stop.

Do not write B yet.

Ask:

What did A establish?

List:

  • C-minor center
  • semitone motif G-A♭
  • restrained texture
  • descending bass tendency
  • mostly slow harmonic rhythm

This is the listener's knowledge.