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Here are 16 chorals from J.S.Bach in MIDI Synth format. The "raw" MIDI files
were uploaded to the Internet news group alt.binaries.sounds.music by
Mauricio Fabbri last fall.
The raw MIDI files were translated to MIDI Synth format by my program
MIDI Surgeon, which will be published in the Jan/Feb 1994 issue of GS+
magazine. To subscribe (magazine w/disk: 3 issues - $20; 6 issues - $36) or
to purchase back issues ($9.50; $6.50 for disk only), write to
GS+ Magazine, P.O. Box 15366, Chattanooga, TN 37415-0366
Electronic addresses--
America Online: GSPlusDiz; Delphi: GSPlusDiz; GEnie: JWankerl;
Internet: gsplusdiz@aol.com
Phone numbers--
(800) 662-3634 (615) 843-3988
Any GS musicians...please feel free to reassign instrument the sequeuce
tracks. Most have a "switched-on" feel to them, but I'm not entirely
happy with all of the assignments.
Information about each of the sequence files...
borgl19.seq Uses instrument file Demo.bnk
MIDI sequence contains 15842 bytes (1980 events)
25 measures; estimated playing time is 2:16
bsch5.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 17650 bytes (2206 events)
59 measures; estimated playing time is 2:48
bsch6.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 40498 bytes (5062 events)
75 measures; estimated playing time is 3:11
bsgjg.a.seq Uses instrument file Orch.bnk
MIDI sequence contains 4738 bytes (592 events)
15 measures; estimated playing time is 1:05
bsgjg.b.seq Uses instrument file Demo.bnk
MIDI sequence contains 29154 bytes (3644 events)
37 measures; estimated playing time is 3:19
bsgjg.c.seq Uses instrument file Demo.bnk
MIDI sequence contains 5906 bytes (738 events)
15 measures; estimated playing time is 0:52
bsgjg.d.seq Uses instrument file Demo.bnk
MIDI sequence contains 5242 bytes (655 events)
15 measures; estimated playing time is 0:43
bsgjg.e.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 5674 bytes (709 events)
15 measures; estimated playing time is 0:49
bsgjg.f.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 8018 bytes (1002 events)
16 measures; estimated playing time is 0:58
bsgjg.g.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 8346 bytes (1043 events)
23 measures; estimated playing time is 1:19
bsgjg.h.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 11698 bytes (1462 events)
16 measures; estimated playing time is 1:17
bsgjg.i.seq Uses instrument file Orch.bnk
MIDI sequence contains 9546 bytes (1193 events)
25 measures; estimated playing time is 1:05
bsgjg.j.seq Uses instrument file Demo.bnk
MIDI sequence contains 12146 bytes (1518 events)
25 measures; estimated playing time is 1:13
bsgjg.k.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 32882 bytes (4110 events)
80 measures; estimated playing time is 3:36
bsgjg.l.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 8602 bytes (1075 events)
15 measures; estimated playing time is 1:18
bvalet.seq Uses instrument file Synth.Bnk
MIDI sequence contains 32890 bytes (4111 events)
89 measures; estimated playing time is 3:42
-- Dave Tribby (Internet: tribby@cup.hp.com GEnie: D.TRIBBY)
======= Here's the original "about" file that came with the archive =======
An album of chorals from J.S.Bach:
1) Herr Gott, num schleuss den Himmel auf.
(number 19 from Orgelbuchlein)
file borgl19.mid
2) Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ.
(number 5 from Schubler collection)
file bsch5.mid
3) Kommst du num, Jesu, vom Himmel hereunter.
(number 6 from Schubler collection)
file bsch6.mid
4) Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig.
(Partite diverse)
files bsgjg_a.mid to bsgjg_l.mid (choral + 11 variations).
5) Valet will ich dir geben.
file bvalet.mid
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
To Helmut Walcha. "Connoisseurs" will recognize his influence
in some of the transcriptions.
Those are GENERAL MIDI files.
If your setup does not conform to the General Midi patch configuration,
you MUST find patches similar to the ones used in the pieces.
The chorals will sound like GARBAGE if you change arbitrarly, say,
a flute by an acoustic guitar...
I included the patch names in the comment fields inside the midi files.
The patches, controllers and note velocities sound very good through
my WaveBlaster setup, with Sony SRS-58PC speakers (oh, yes, it's sad,
but even the speakers do have a strong influence in the final result).
For the GUS, you'll have to adjust some patches and velocities.
I have no idea how this would sound in a more conventional midi setup.
Anyway, they should sound like Heaven Music, if you manage to set things
right enough.
Enjoy.
Mauricio Fabbri.
University of Minnesota | In Brazil:
Civil and Mineral Engineering | Space Reserch Institute (INPE)
Minnesota Supercomputer Institute | Laboratory for Materials and Sensors(LAS)
Minneapolis MN USA | 12225 Sao Jose dos Campos SP
fabbri@msi.umn.edu | fabbri@las.inpe.br
fabbr001@maroon.tc.umn.edu |