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Schenkerian harmonic theory holds that modulation is an illusory phenomenon in music ( or at least in musical " masterworks ").
Every complete musical piece projects a single key and ultimately a single stufe ( the tonic ).
( See Ursatz ).
What appear to be modulations in a musical work are actually the result of prolongations.
Whenever harmonic progressions suggest new tonics without disrupting the unity of a tonal background in the home key, Schenkerian analysts prefer the weaker term " tonicization " to " modulation.
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