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The writing follows the lineage of Reich's emblematic pieces from the 1960s and 1970s, while adopting a more recent approach: the cells are more melodically developed, change more frequently, and each idea is generally repeated only a few times before transforming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis contemporary music score for marimba emphasizes \u003cstrong\u003einterlocking\u003c\/strong\u003e, tempo stability, and attack quality-essential elements for the figures to overlap clearly. The duo must build a solid common pulse while managing offsets and motif evolution without losing line clarity. 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