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Théagène et Cariclée

Henri Desmarets

Théagène et Cariclée by Henri Desmarets, a Baroque piece from 1668 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.

Letter notes (text) — Théagène et Cariclée
RH 5|--------------------------------c---------------|
RH 4|-----------------a------------------------------|
LH 4|-----------------c----------------------F-------|
LH 4|-----------------e------------------------------|
LH 3|-----------------a--------------a---------------|
LH 2|a-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------e----------------------e-------|
RH 4|b-----------------------------------------------|
LH 4|e-------------------------------e---------------|
LH 4|g-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|g-------------------------------b---------------|
LH 3|b-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|a----------------d----------------------d-------|
LH 4|f----------------d----------------------d-------|
LH 4|-----------------a----------------------a-------|
LH 3|f-------------------------------a---------------|
LH 3|a-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d----------------e-------d------c---------------|
RH 4|----------------------------------------b-------|
LH 4|e-------------------------------e-------d-------|
LH 4|G-------------------------------G---------------|
LH 3|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|b-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|--------------------------------e---------------|
RH 5|c-------------------------------c---------------|
RH 4|-----------------a------------------------------|
LH 4|c---------------------------------------F-------|
LH 4|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|--------------------------------a-------b-------|
LH 2|a-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------e----------------------e-------|
RH 4|b-----------------------------------------------|
LH 4|e-------------------------------e---------------|
LH 3|b-------------------------------b---------------|
LH 2|g-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|a----------------d----------------------e-------|
LH 4|f----------------d------------------------------|
LH 4|-----------------a------------------------------|
LH 3|a-------------------------------a---------------|
LH 2|f-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|c------------------c-----c---c---c----c---------|
RH 4|---------b------b-----b----b---b---b----a-------|
LH 4|e----------------G--------------e---------------|
LH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|--------------------------------b---------------|
LH 2|e-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 5|-----------------c----------------------c-------|
LH 5|-----------------a----------------------a-------|
LH 4|c----------------a----------------------a-------|
LH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|--------------------------------a---------------|
LH 2|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 5|C--------f-------e-------d------e-------C-------|
LH 5|e------------------------f------g-------e-------|
LH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|g-----------------------------------------------|
LH 5|d--------e-------d-------c----------------------|
LH 5|f-----------------------------------------------|
LH 4|a--------g-------f-------e------d-------c-------|
LH 4|-----------------a--------------f-------a-------|
LH 4|--------------------------------b---------------|
LH 3|f-------------------------------b---------------|
LH 5|-------------------------c------d-------e-------|
LH 4|e--------f-------e-------a------b-------G-------|
LH 4|G--------a-------G------------------------------|
LH 4|-----------------b------------------------------|
LH 3|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|b-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|--------------------------------e---------------|
RH 5|-----------------a----------------------a-------|
LH 5|--------------------------------c---------------|
LH 4|c-------------------------------e---------------|
LH 4|e-------------------------------a---------------|
LH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|a-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|e--------f-------e-------f------g-------e-------|
LH 5|C------------------------d------e-------C-------|
LH 4|e-------------------------------e---------------|
LH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|g-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|f--------e-------d-------c----------------------|
RH 4|--------------------------------b-------a-------|
LH 4|d--------g-------f-------e------d---------------|
LH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|-------------------------a------b---------------|
LH 2|f-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|G--------a------a--b--a--b-a-b-a-b-a--b-G-------|
LH 4|---------c-------d------------------------------|
LH 4|-----------------e------------------------------|
LH 3|---------a----------------------b---------------|
LH 2|e-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|-----------------e----------------------f-------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 5|-----------------c----------------------d-------|
LH 4|c----------------a-------g------a-------f-------|
LH 4|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|a-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|d--------c-------d----------------------e-------|
LH 5|----------------------------------------c-------|
LH 4|g--------a-------b-------f------g-------e-------|
LH 4|b-----------------------------------------------|
RH 5|c----------------c----------------------d-------|
RH 4|---------b--------------------------------------|
LH 4|f--------G-------a-------e------f-------d-------|
LH 4|a---------------------------------------b-------|
RH 5|-------------------c----c---c---c---c---c---d---|
RH 4|b--------a------b----b----b---b---b---b---------|
LH 4|e--------F-------G-------d------e-------a-------|
LH 4|G-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|----------------------------------------e-------|
RH 5|c--------d-------e------------------------------|
LH 5|-----------------c----------------------d-------|
LH 5|----------------------------------------f-------|
LH 4|a--------b-------a-------g------a-------f-------|
LH 3|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 5|d--------c-------d----------------------c-------|
LH 5|----------------------------------------e-------|
LH 4|g--------a-------b-------f------g-------e-------|
LH 4|b-----------------------------------------------|
LH 5|c----------------c----------------------d-------|
LH 4|f--------G-------a-------e------f-------d-------|
LH 4|a--------b------------------------------b-------|
LH 5|---------c---------c----c---c---c---c-----------|
LH 4|e--------a------G----b----b---b---b---b-a-------|
LH 4|G---------------b-------------------------------|
LH 4|b-----------------------------------------------|
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