Bass Variation 1

The next bass variation builds on the previous principles

Bar one extends the idea of the repeated note and adds octave displacement


The A in measure 2 is now an octave higher.

We can add a goal oriented figure to the following D (Schleifer)

The upper neighbor (A-Bb-A) and dotted rhythm add energy to the figure.

The entire variation is constructed of alternating measures using these patterns:

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