Imagine a train coming into the station-the engine is pulling a lot of cars, a lot of weight. It takes awhile for the train to come to a halt; it has to “start stopping” a certain amount of time before it actually does. This is analogous to the ending of a song. In order to bring a song comfortably and satisfyingly to a close, we need to do it gradually.
The longer the song, the longer the ending should be. A quick song can end quite abruptly and the audience doesn’t mind, as in a short children’s ditty like “London
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