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Number tabs for the steel tongue drum
Bransle de la Torche (Terpsichore)
Free number tabs for Bransle de la Torche (Terpsichore) on the steel tongue drum. 25 notes, C Major scale, Easy level — play it instantly in the free Tongue Drum Online player.
The tab
5
56
67
7•1
8•2
9•3
0•2
9•1
87
76
65
5•1
8•1
8•2
9•3
0•4
Q•3
0•2
9•1
87
76
65
5•1
8•1
81–7 scale note• above = higher octave• below = lower octaveabc = key in the app
▶ Play it in Tongue Drum Online
Open the free player on the C Major scale, then tap the petals or press these keyboard keys in order, following the tab above:
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Michael Praetorius compiled his monumental collection Terpsichore in 1612, gathering hundreds of French Renaissance dances for instrumental ensemble. This Bransle de la Torche, with its vigorous march-like energy and clear, step-wise melody, translates remarkably well to the steel tongue drum, the instrument's bell-like attack giving the 400-year-old dance tune a crisp, celebratory freshness.
How to play Bransle de la Torche (Terpsichore) on a tongue drum
The numbers above are the standard tongue-drum number notation. Each digit is a note of the C Major scale, counting up from the lowest tongue. A dot above a number raises it one octave; a dot below lowers it. The small teal letters show the matching key in the Tongue Drum Online player.
Start slowly, one phrase at a time. Let each note ring out fully before striking the next — the long decay is the whole character of the instrument. This is a easy arrangement and a simplified, single-instrument version of Bransle de la Torche (Terpsichore).
About this melody
Michael Praetorius, Terpsichore (1612).