There just seems to be an inborn need to hear a tonic chord sounded after a dominant.
and saying such a phrase really indicates more about the boundaries of the musical education of the person saying it -- with what period it begins and ends -- than about music and musical perception. for example, did victoria have this "inborn need"? what about the gregorian monks?
the "need" only arises once the identity / role of each chord and protocols of the day are (made) clear to a listener, which is only possible when there is a cultural reference and context surrounding the chords. and this particular progression is only relevant -- and varyingly -- to the predominant models over an approximately 200-year period in western european "studied" music.
i think the original phrase could be reworded: i seem to prefer to hear a tonic chord sounding after a dominant largely because of my own personal musical education and background and the various musical interests i have developed over the years.
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