Check out this interesting story I heard on NPR. You can read the article, but I suggest listening to the audio link at the top of the page, as in the interview they play musical examples for you.
http://www.npr.org/2013/03/08/173832177/can-you-make-sad-songs-sound-happy-and-vice-versa
Although the story is about changing songs from Major to Minor, or visa versa, it also talks about how a composer changes his/her musical ideas over time. This is called "developing" musical ideas, of which the major/minor switch is just one example.
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