Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. You don’t have to be a classical musical snob to recognize this track—it ...

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“Here’s a short Beethoven piano piece. He wrote this piece, just for Elise. It’s all about a fellow named Maurice, who came from Greece, with a valise....” -- Sung to the tune of Beethoven’s “Fur ...