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This use of counterpoint maintains coherence even as it extends the notion of a round, familiar in songs such as the traditional " Frère Jacques ", into something more complex.
In those days I was just getting into contrapuntal and choral writing ... and I wanted to develop my technique by writing a trio.
What I didn't want to do is the quodlibet method ... wouldn't it be nice to have three songs you don't think are going to go together, and they do go together ...
" Steve Swayne comments that the " contrapuntal episodes in the extended ensembles ... stand as testament to his interest in Counterpoint.
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