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57.66Alternative “dark-to-bright” architecture
Intro: C minor cabaret.
First statement: minor.
Transition: G7.
Suddenly: C major swing.
Later: modulate upward.
Ending: bright C/D♭/D 6/9.
Now the arrangement tells a tonal story:
dark origin → showbiz transformation.