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I have one technical question - is that a parallel octave I spy between the alto and the bass at measure 53 - or do you consider the E in the alto as a passing note. My ears say something's wrong. Please tell me I'm right and keep it in as a no-no. (or tell me I'm wrong and keep it because..  ummm... it's not wrong )- I wonder that a few documented mistakes might be a fun way to show what to avoid - but then the performance suffers - unless you include the fix.
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Parallel octaves happen when two voices move in similiar motion to an octive, by an octive, not when one voice remains stationary, as happens with the base note at 53:3-4. There is however, a parallel octive between Alto and Bass at the first beat of 54.