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Belle qui tiens ma vie — complete Superius

  • Sustain the semibreves evenly.
  • Distinguish the natural and raised seventh.

Composer: Thoinot Arbeau

Original: Complete 1589 Superius, 32 written bars, D4–D5 unchanged; native alto G4–G5. Original written semibreves, minims and semiminims retained.

Prepare B-flat and F-sharp through Lesson 14.

Prepare E-flat and B-natural through Lesson 14.

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

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

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: G Dorian

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C Dorian

Fingering Review

Complete music

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Practice

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Source: Arbeau, Orchésographie (1589), Superius; Peter Chubb’s public-domain transcription, original values restored.

Performance Goal: Complete all four written phrases with steady sustained notes.