It is hard to discuss! I guess an apt analogy would be someone delivering a soliloquy. A good speaker, one that will grasp and keep your attention, knows how to create drama by inserting pauses, emphasising certain words through changes in volume and inflection and changing the cadence of his delivery.
The same techniques apply to making a musical statement. We want to avoid deadpan, montone delivery, run-on sentences, and we want to create a sense of drama or anticipation.
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