Beneath each of the following four examples, write a short paragraph describing the compositional techniques used and any salient features of the music that you observe.


octatonicism - use of the notes of the octatonic scale. The scale contains the following
pitches: B@ C Db Eb Eb (F#) G A Bb. (The Bb grace note is not part of the scale).

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