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I think that for the styles to be effectively mixed, you would need to tighten the score a bit.
One would need to focus more on the "vaudevillian" elements, for example to understand that they are not incidental.
For the contrast between the arch-tonal elements and the tone-row to be noticeable, they need to be juxtaposed.
Like dissonance, parody is a thing which needs preparation and resolution. I suggest you listen to Schostakowitch's 1st piano concerto, where there is an abundance of parody. You will notice in that piece that particularly humorous moments are brought in with preparations, as though he were dealing with a strong dissonance.
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"Those that know, do;
Those that understand, teach."
-Aristotle-
"toute audace engendrée par l'ignorance cesse d'être une audace et devient une maladresse"
-Debussy-
In musical criticism, when issues of craft and technical consideration are set aside, what remains is more subjective. However, until technical issues are dealt with, the subjective portion bears considerably less weight.
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