Horses’ Branle — complete air

• Play all three printed passages.
• Distinguish B-flat and F-sharpE-flat and B-natural.

Composer: Thoinot Arbeau (1519–1595), source

Original: Branle des chevaulx, Orchésographie (1589), ff. 88r–89r; original register. Minims become quarters; modern 4/4 barlines are editorial.

Source: Arbeau’s complete printed air, public domain.

Notes Used: D4, E4, F4, F#4, G4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, D5

Notes Used: G4, A4, Bb4, B4, C5, D5, Eb5, E5, F5, G5

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: G mode (no signature)

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C mode (no signature)

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