hard Romantic
Donauwellen

Iosif Ivanovici
Donauwellen by Iosif Ivanovici, a Romantic piece from 1880 — written out in colour-coded piano letter notes you can play live in the browser.
Letter notes (text) — Donauwellen
RH 4|e---------------e----------------d--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------e--------------|
LH 3|----------------e----------------G--------------|
LH 2|----------------e-------------------------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------G--------------|
LH 3|G---------------e----------------G--------------|
RH 4|d---------------b----------------d--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|G---------------e----------------G--------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------G--------------|
LH 3|G---------------e----------------G--------------|
RH 5|----------------c-------------------------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
LH 3|G--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b--------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|----------------c-------------------------------|
RH 5|----------------e-------------------------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|c---------------d-------------------------------|
RH 5|e---------------f-------------------------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------f--------------|
LH 3|---------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------c--------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------d--------------|
LH 3|f--------------------------------f--------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|d---------------c-------------------------------|
RH 5|----------------e-------------------------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|b--------------------------------e--------------|
LH 3|f--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 3|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b--------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|c-----------------------------------------------|
RH 4|c---------------G----------------d--------------|
RH 4|e---------------b----------------e--------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a---------------e----------------G--------------|
LH 2|----------------e-------------------------------|
RH 5|------------------------------d-c---------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
LH 3|G---------------e----------------G--------------|
RH 4|d---------------c----------------c--------------|
RH 4|e---------------e----------------e--------------|
RH 4|b---------------a-------------------------------|
LH 3|G---------------a----------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 4|c---------------c-------------------------------|
RH 4|e---------------e-------------------------------|
LH 3|a---------------a-------------------------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 4|e---------------e----------------d--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------e--------------|
LH 3|----------------e----------------G--------------|
LH 2|----------------e-------------------------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------G--------------|
LH 3|G---------------e----------------G--------------|
RH 4|d---------------b----------------d--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|G---------------e----------------G--------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------G--------------|
LH 3|G---------------e----------------G--------------|
RH 5|----------------c-------------------------------|
RH 4|d--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
LH 3|G--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|---------------------------------b--------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|----------------c-------------------------------|
RH 5|----------------e-------------------------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
RH 4|a-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------c--------------|
RH 4|e--------------------------------e--------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|c---------------d-------------------------------|
RH 5|e---------------f-------------------------------|
RH 4|c--------------------------------d--------------|
RH 4|e-----------------------------------------------|
LH 3|a--------------------------------f--------------|
LH 3|---------------------------------a--------------|
LH 2|----------------a-------------------------------|
RH 5|---------------------------------c--------------|
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