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119.216Mini-project 6 — Tension Budget Revision
Take an existing original composition.
Mark every event that is:
chromatically tense
high-register
dense
rhythmically intense
loud.
If too many overlap continuously:
redistribute.
Make fewer moments:
more meaningful.