Western — Choral & oratorio
Baroque (Late French) · 1690

Te Deum — Prélude

M.-A. CharpentierH. 146

Key
D
Time
2/4
Tempo
♩=132
AO focus
AO1

Incipit

Form

D major prelude opening Charpentier's Te Deum. Famous as the Eurovision theme.

Teaching points

  • Eurovision Song Contest theme
  • D major trumpet rondeau
  • AO1: civic ceremonial
Full score ↓Public domain

Multiple urtext, PD.

Topic T1Topic T9