Sometimes it’s more concise to slowly set up a mood in order to circumvent the rational defenses than it is to lay out the entire argument, even if the argument wouldn’t involve any repetition.
Which is more concise, one C# full note, or 4 C# quarter notes? Is Jobim’s one note samba concise? Who cares.
How does this relate to Compression? Compression is describing patterns. You can compress low-entropy strings more easily. etc. IDK.
Some writer said conciseness is about selection, not compression