First, we’ll depart from the dominant minor, E.
Our goal is to get back to the tonic.
We’ll stop now and then to admire the finery
adorned by the nobles and peers of the sonic.
We’ve a journey – let’s set out upon it!
Shortly we’ll sail into the bay of G major
and complete the first of several moves to I.1
Where are we off to now? Place your wager!
Ah! Now onto D-sharp for some dissonant fun.
Passing V2 of A we raise our triadic mast.
So there – a series of disjunct pleasures.
You’ll note the great precision with which they were cast –
some of the 19th-century’s greatest treasures.
Let’s sail through again – it went by so fast.
A minute fifty-nine. Twenty-three measures.
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1Read “I” as “one."
2Read “V” as “five."
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