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an entire orchestra tuned to itself, where no two ensembles ever quite agree.
tuning rebelEach set has its own pitch, untransferable elsewhere
breathing pauseInstruments rest while one plays alone, honoring silence
sacred metalOlder sets receive offerings as living, named spirits
interlocking partsTwo players weave one melody too fast for one
debussy momentHe heard it in 1889 and Western music shifted