If you had missed it, I wouldn’t have thought your ears were lacking - it does make a good discreet bass with a measured harmonic rhythm right where I needed one. The faburden subject serves a similar purpose, and the nature of the derivation ensures that it fits harmonically, but it’s so esoteric a procedure that I don’t expect anyone to pick up on it without being told that it’s there. My counterpoint is a bit unlike Bach’s in that the “cleverest” strokes aren’t meant to stand out; they’re there to unify the texture.
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