Concerto

On Charlie Tyndale’s family tree Are branches bearing, he discovers, Ancestors of the landed gentryIncluding incestuous lovers;An intrepid adventurer too,With an eye for a collectible,And there’s a murdered musician whoIn life was all too corruptible.Was his killer a spurned lover, or A rival claimant to the estate, Or treasure-seekers settling a score,Or all, in a brutal syndicate?   And through all a Concerto’s movements endure;  To Charlie’s ancestral tale, the overture.