As we know from Melo-rhythm and Melo-harmony,
     an Entity is a complete section which "closes" and is followed by a breath.
Each component of Melody (its rhythm, its harmony, and its lines)
     has its own specific definition of "Entity"

In Melo-lines

In Melo-lines, the defining characteristic of an Entity is Orbit 1, placed on the Beat of a Cell.
          It is the orbit on which Melody "closes", and it is followed by a breath.
     Orbit 2 (possibly Orbit 0), placed on the Beat of a Cell,
           leaves the Melody "open" and is not followed by a breath,
               (or at least by a much smaller one).
     Orbit 2 is the one most frequently used as a Langer Hinge.

Example
On the M34 Chord Pattern, we saw, on the preceding page, the two Melo-lines -
     1. Orbit 1 / Orbit 1 \ Orbit 2 / Orbit 1, the notes C / D \ B / C and
     2. Orbit 1 (substituting for Orbit 3) / Orbit 2 \ Orbit 1 / Orbit 1, the notes C - B - D - C
The first is composed of two entities, with a breath between the two,
     but the second has only one entity, with no appreciable breath.
          The second example, with only one entity, seems the most satisfactory at the end of a song.

We will be seeing numerous examples of Entities in the following pages
     as we see both Analysis and Generation.

In Melo-harmony

In Melo-harmony, as we now well know, the defining characteristic of an Entity is the 4 Chord Pattern
     composed of DOMINANT / TONIC.
The 2-cell Patterns (34 - 74 - 54) as well as
     all the valid possibilities of 4-cell Patterns in the Table
          are also Entities.
However, all repetitions and combinations (44 - 3434 - 3474)
     should not be mistaken for an Entity.

In Melo-rhythm

In Melo-rhythm, as we now well know, the defining characteristic of an Entity is the Masculine Rhyme
     with a Cell KM composed of a Kinetic Off-beat and the Masculine Rhyme on the Beat.
However, Masculine rhymes may be placed WITHIN a large Entity
     which has a Feminine Rhyme at its center KM KF KM KM.

Diversity

In a Melody, or section of a Melody, it is preferable to have a diversity of "Entity-lengths"
     so that the three components (lines, harmony, and rhythm) do not all breathe at the same time.
When their Entities are of three different sizes, as only too rarely happens,
     the result is truly striking and most satisfactory.

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