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Music files require an appropriate plug-in to play directly with your browser; most have one. For best results, however, a specific MIDI interface and a synthesizer are recommended. You can play the files listed below, but not download them easily as I had to change the playing process because Apple stopped supporting midi files several years ago. The present method uses JavaScript with sound files hosted on another server, and the result is, I am afraid, not optimal. I am proposing here several examples. I have close to 7000 files in stock, but not many have a sufficient quality to be displayed here... So you will find here the 200 best files of my collection. Most of them — but not all — are classical European music.
The pieces with a green bead On a separate page, see files with natural sound. The creator of the MIDI file (or "sequencer") is shown in grey italics. See also the catalogues of Bach's (BWV), Haendel's (HWV), Mozart's (KV), Purcell's (Z), Vivaldi's (RV) works and Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas. Click the title of the piece. Click the small button "Stop Midi" to cancel. |
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ALBINONI, Tommaso (1671-1751) Italian | ||
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The famous Adagio per archi ed organo (76 kB) Roland This immensely popular work has been found to be a fake: is was actually composed by a modern Italian composer, Remo Giazotto (1910-1968), in 1958. |
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Sonata per flauto e chitarra (18 kB) Bachovich Second movement (allegro) of a sonata for flute and guitar. |
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Magnificat (46 kB) Anne Borton Magnificat for choir with four voices, soli, string orchestra and organ. |
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BACH, Carl Philipp Emmanuel (1714-1788) German
The second son of Johann Sebastian was a crucial composer in the transition between the Baroque and Classical periods. |
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La Caroline (12 kB) Koren |
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Solfeggietto (8 kB) Doyle A short virtuoso piece for piano in C major... |
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BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) German
J.S. Bach has a full page for himself, with 50 MIDI files from 40 different works. |
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THE BEATLES (1960's) British | ||
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Michelle (27 kB) Barnes | ||
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When I'm sixty-four (24 kB) Wallace | ||
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BEETHOVEN, Ludvig van (1770-1827) German | ||
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Mondschein-Sonate (3rd movt) (42 kB) Grant | ||
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Sonate N°20 in G Op.49 N°2 (31 kB) Bunji Hisamori | ||
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Sonate in F# Op.78 (1st movt) (29 kB) Wolfe | ||
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Coriolan Ouverture (72 kB) Kanda | ||
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More in "natural sound" | ||
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BENNETT, John (~1575~1614) English | ||
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Flow my tears (or Wipe mine eyes, 4 kB) Unknown This piece is one of the many compositions that travelled through Europe in the Renaissance, and were picked up by musicians of different countries who made their "own version". There was no copyright at the time, and no one seemed to object that the same piece was published by different composers. This is a very short version. See John Dowland below. There is apparently no known picture of John Bennett. |
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BIZET, Georges (1838-1875) French | ||
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From "Carmen" (56 kB) Unknown Very popular music, and an acceptable Midi file... |
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Carmen : Entr'acte (13 kB) Eric Marquez Another popular extract. Good Midi sequence. |
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BOISMORTIER, Joseph Bodin de (1689-1755) French | ||
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Sonate en trio Op 37 N°5 (32 kB) Kwasnik Sonata for flute, bassoon and basso continuo (1732). |
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BONFÁ, Luiz (1922-2001) Brazilian | ||
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Orfeu Negro (30 kB) Unknown A song from the famous film Black Orpheus of 1959. | ||
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BRUBECK, Dave (1920-2012) American | ||
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Take Five (44 kB) Unknown A great jazz classic... Unusual (at the time) 5 beat measure. |
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CHAMBONNIÈRES, Jacques Champion de (1602-1672) French | ||
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Canaris en ut (12 kB) Fabbri Singing canaries, by a "petit maître" of the 17th Century. |
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CHARPENTIER, Marc Antoine (1643-1704) French | ||
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Te Deum (21 kB) Tomeg Prélude from the 1698 Te Deum that used to be the theme music of Eurovision many years ago. |
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CHOPIN, Frédéric (1810-1849) Polish / French | ||
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Valse posthume en mi mineur (13 kB) Valérie Tryon | ||
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Valse 3 Op.34 N°2 (28 kB) Moclin (whoever that may be) | ||
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Fantaisie-Impromptu (28 kB) Unknown | ||
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More in "natural sound" | ||
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CORELLI, Archangelo (1653-1713) Italian | ||
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Concerto di Natale (22 kB) Dardel | ||
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Sonata da chiesa (8 kB) Unknown | ||
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Sonata for trumpet, two violins and basso continuo. (27 kB) John Kwasnik | ||
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La Follia (61 kB) Unknown Japanese | ||
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La Follia (30 kB) Heidi Snyder
Another version of this famous piece. |
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COUPERIN, François (1688-1733) French | ||
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Les barricades mystérieuses (8 kB) Cowles
Here played on a banjo. |
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Les Papillons (8 kB) Keane |
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DAQUIN, Louis-Claude (1694-1772) French | ||
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Le coucou (13 kB) Unknown |
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DARDEL, François de (1945-) Swiss | ||
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Étude en mi mineur (23 kB. New version) Dardel Composed ca 1985, as well as the following piece. Kindly re-instrumented by Pier Franco Fegi. |
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Prélude & fugue en sol mineur (13 kB) Dardel | ||
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DEBUSSY Claude (1862-1918) French | ||
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (80 kB) Unknown
A very elaborate sequence. I regret not to know the name of the sequencer (probably Japanese or Korean). It's really worth listening to this piece. |
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DESPREZ, Josquin (ca.1450-1521) Flemish | ||
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Mille regretz (13 kB) TJ Miller Josken Van De Velde, better known as Josquin des Prez, alias Josquinus Pratensis (I love the way you could translate your name from Dutch into French or Latin). A short composition that had a huge success in the early XVth Century, and was heavily copied and adapted at a time there was no copyright or "intellectual property". |
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DOWLAND, John (1562-1626) English | ||
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Flow my tears (44 kB) Unknown Another version of a very popular work (see John Bennett above). This one is a somewhat lengthy example for viol and lute. |
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Farewell (12 kB) Unknown (a fancy) |
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DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841-1904) Bohemian | ||
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From the New World (120 kB) Unknown Symphony N°9 in E minor From the New World, 1st movement |
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FRESCOBALDI, Girolamo (1583-1643) Italian | ||
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Ricercare (6 kB) Unknown Frescobaldi was one of the most important composers of keyboard music in the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Here a short chromatic piece rendered with a brass quartett. |
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GESUALDO, Carlo (di Venosa, 1566-1613) Italian | ||
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Tristis est anima mea (11 kB) Unknown/Dardel Gesualdo was a Renaissance madrigalist together with Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Lassus, Janequin, etc. His works are characterised by a very powerful chromatism. |
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GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) Norwegian | ||
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Peer Gynt (45 kB) Unknown
Only the first 89 measures. | ||
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Piano concerto A min (71 kB) Unknown
Only the first 91 measures. |
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HÄNDEL, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) German | ||
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Réjouissance from Music for Royal Fireworks HWV 351 (36 kB) Unknown Together with Water Music, the Fireworks Music is very typical of Händel's compositions. Here a spectacular sequence to be played with a Sound Canvas sythesizer, but also acceptable on your local system. |
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Hornpipe from Water Music HWV 348 in F major (24 kB) Breed | ||
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Andante from Water Music (24 kB) Roland corp. This is a better file, supplied by Roland with one of their Sound Canvas synthesizers. |
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Concerto grosso op.6 N°8 HWV 326 (1st movement, 52 kB) K Whitcomb A concerto in Italian style, similar to Vivaldi's. |
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I have compiled the whole "HWV" (catalogue of all Haendel's works) for you. | ||
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HAYDN, Josef (1732-1809) Austrian | ||
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Symphonie N°44 (72 kB) Dickie/Dardel Trauer-Symphonie. 1st movement. |
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London Trio N° 3 (20 kB) Sakata/Dardel 3rd movement of a trio for two flutes and violoncello. |
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Quartett für Gitarre und Streicher (45 kB) Allan Cronin |
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JANEQUIN, Clément (1485-1558) French | ||
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La guerre, (32 kB) Dardel Also known as "La bataille de Marignan". There are several versions of this piece. I selected the most popular version for four voices, but used a brass quartett for the Midi file. |
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JOPLIN, Scott (1867-1917) American | ||
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Maple Leaf Rag, (24 kB) Simonetto Scott Joplin is synonymous of ragtime music. Here a very lively example, and a good Midi sequence. |
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KUHNAU, Johann (1660-1722) German | ||
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Tristis est anima mea, (32 kB) Unknown Kuhnau was considered one of the best German composers before J.S. Bach. Here a motet for five voices, rendered with a brass quintet. |
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LASSUS, Roland de (1532-1594) Flamish | ||
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Mon cœur se recommande à vous, (8 kB) Unknown Lassus is also known as Orlando di Lasso. It was fashionable to "italianise" one's name in the Renaissance period. |
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LE JEUNE, Claude (1530-1600) French | ||
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Qu'est devenu ce bel œil, (4 kB) Dardel Interesting small piece for three voices, with lots of chromatism. |
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LISZT, Franz (Ferenc) (1811-1886) Hungarian | ||
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Auf dem Wasser zu singen, (36 kB) Halstead I do not like Liszt very much (too virtuoso) but this is a transcription of a lovely lied by Franz Schubert. |
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LULLY, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687) French | ||
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Ouverture d'Armide, (29 kB) Lam Bien dans le style de Versailles... |
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MANCINI, Henry (1924-1994) American | ||
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The pink panther (43 kB) (1963) Unknown |
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MARAIS, Marin (1656-1728) French | ||
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Les Folies d'Espagne (36 kB) Takahata/Dardel Another of those compositions – also called "La Follia" – that travelled throughout Europe. See the Corelli version above. Marais made here a nice series of variations. A whole Internet site is dedicated to this tune. |
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MENKEN, Alan (1949-) American | ||
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Steel band (56 kB) Unknown Again, a file found on the web. Sounds vaguely familiar to my untrained ears, and deliciously Caribbean... A visitor to this web page suggested it is "Under The Sea" from the Disney film "The Little Mermaid". Another visitor confirmed this, gave me the composer's name and added: lyrics by Howard Ashman. |
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MONTEVERDI, Claudio (1567-1643) Italian | ||
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Baci soavi (12 kB) Unknown/Dardel A madrigal for five voices, rendered here with different flutes. Baci soavi means sweet kisses. |
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Crudel! Perché mi fuggi? (12 kB) Unknown/Dardel You heartless! Why are you fleeing from me? From the "Secondo libro di madrigali" (1590). A capella, 5 voices. |
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Zefiro torna (36 kB) Unknown On a rythm of ciaccona, a madrigal for two tenors from "scherzi musicali", dated 1632. The piece is quite dramatic, although the Midi rendering does not do justice to it. I have used a piccolo and a recorder for the two voices. |
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MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Austrian | ||
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Divertimento für Bläser KV138 , 1st movt (18 kB) Unknown | ||
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Concerto for bassoon KV191 (108 kB) R & Y Reid Complete (3 movements). |
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Symphonie N° 25 KV183 (72 kB) J.M. Stone First movement. |
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Symphonie N° 29 KV201 (72 kB) Chiaki Ikenoue Good Midi file. First movement. |
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Concerto for French horn KV495 (32 kB) J.E. Taylor Third movement. |
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Sonate G dur KV357 zu vier Händen, 1st movt (54 kB) Raborn | ||
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Variations KV265 sur "Ah vous dirais-je maman" (72 kB) Raborn For piano. |
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Adagio in B minor KV540 (32 kB) T.L. Hubeart For piano. |
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Die Königin der Nacht (17 kB) M. Weimer
First aria of the Queen of the Night, from the "Magic Flute" KV620. |
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More in "natural sound" | ||
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I have compiled the whole "Köchelverzeichnis" (catalogue of all Mozart's works) for you. | ||
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MUDARRA, Alonso (1510-1580) Spanish | ||
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Fantasía que contrahace el harpa de Ludovico (16 kB) Unknown In English: fantasy (for guitar) in imitation of the harp. Mudarra was one of the first composers to publish music for the vihuela or guitar. |
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NARVÁEZ, Luis de (1490-1547) Spanish | ||
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Diferencias para guitarra sobre "Guárdame las vacas" (8 kB) Unknown Another composer of the Spanish Golden age. The title means: Variations for guitar on "Keep the cows for me". |
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PALESTRINA, Giovanni Pierluigi da (1525-1594) Italian | ||
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Motetto a 5: Ascendo ad patrem (17 kB) Brian Ames |
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PEPUSCH, Johan Christoph (1667-1752) German | ||
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Sonata N°4 for recorder (27 kB) B. Carlo/Dardel |
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PLATTI, Giovanni Benedetto (1697-1763) Italian | ||
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Sonata 14 (10 kB) Unknown
Platti emigrated to Germany at the age of 25 and spent the rest of his life in Würzburg. |
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POLLICELLI, G. Austrian or Italian | ||
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Andromeda (polka) (38 kB) Chitarra This is a lively Austrian folk song. You can also hear this type of music in the Bavarian or Swiss Alps. I couldn't find details about the composer. |
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PONCE, Manuel (1882-1948) Mexican | ||
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Scherzino Mexicano (16 kB) Unknown I didn't know the details (there are several Ponce, from Spain and Latin America) until a visitor to this site kindly supplied first name, nationality and title of this piece for guitar. |
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PRAETORIUS, Michael (1571-1621) German | ||
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Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (Choral) (7 kB) Weimer Base of a famous Christmas Carol. |
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PURCELL, Henry (1659-1695) English | ||
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Music for a while (16 kB) J. Holligum/Dardel
Second movement, for soprano or tenor, harpsichord and bass viol, of the music (Z 583) written for Dryden & Lee's Oedipus in 1679. |
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Strike the Viol (12 kB) Michael Starke From the Ode for the birthday of Queen Mary, 1694. |
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O Solitude (17 kB) Linda Jackson Z 406 O Solitude, my sweetest choice, a C minor song composed ca 1685. |
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Dido and Æneas Overture (36 kB) Unknown
Z 626, ca 1688. |
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King Arthur: The Genie of the Cold (26 kB) Redman/Dardel
Z 628, Movement 20 (act 3), 1691. Prelude and Aria, "What power art thou": freezing cold... |
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Funeral of Queen Mary (69 kB) D. Rayet/Dardel
Slow and mournful. Z 860, 1695. |
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Sound the trumpet (16 kB) John Cowles
From: "Come ye sons of Art" (Z 323), 1694. |
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Here is the catalogue of all Henry Purcell's works (Zimmermann Verzeichnis). | ||
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RAMEAU, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764) French | ||
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Les Sauvages (28 kB) Fabbri From "Les Indes galantes", here a version for harpsichord. |
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Nouvelles Suites de Clavecin, N°2 (15 kB) Collinelli | ||
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La Boîteuse (4 kB) Unknown The title means "The limping woman". A short piece, here rendered with the guitar. |
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RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) French | ||
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Le boléro (279 kB) Unknown One of the most famous tunes... |
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REICHA, Anton (1770-1836) Bohemian, then French | ||
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Quartett for flutes (36 kB) Dardel 1st movement only. |
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Trio for French horns (N°5) (12 kB) Unknown | ||
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Trio for French horns (N°6) (16 kB) Unknown/Dardel I love these trios, full of grace and nostalgia... |
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ROSSINI, Gioachino (1792-1868) Italian | ||
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Il barbiere di Seviglia (102 kB) Andrew Parr Overture. |
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Guillaume Tell (26 kB) Voyetra Technologies Overture. |
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L'Italiana in Algeri (102 kB) Zammarrelli Overture. |
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SAINT-SAËNS, Camille (1835-1921) French | ||
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Danse macabre (96 kB) Jason Stone
A tone poem for orchestra, written in 1874, one of the most popular works of Saint-Saëns. Death calls forth the dead from their graves to dance for him while he plays his fiddle (here represented by a solo violin). |
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SCARLATTI, Domenico (1685-1757) Italian | ||
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Sonata Kirkpatrick 2 (10 kB) Jeff Segor
Piano, live recording. |
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Sonata Kirkpatrick 9 (10 kB) Unknown/Dardel
Pastorale in D min, harpsichord version |
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Sonata Kirkpatrick 159 (17 kB) Andrew Staupe
Piano, live recording, 2009. |
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Here is the catalogue of all sonatas with the Kirkpatrick, Longo and Pestelli reference numbers. | ||
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SCHUBERT, Franz (1797-1828) Austrian | ||
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Moment musical Nr.4 (12 kB) Krüger | ||
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Moment musical Nr.3 (12 kB) Krüger
A good version (with "natural sound"). |
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Moment musical Nr.3 (10 kB) Fennimore
Here with the sound of electric piano. |
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Impromptu Op.90 Nr.4 (46 kB) Krüger | ||
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Impromptu Op.142 Nr.2 (32 kB) Krüger | ||
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Octet D 803 (77 kB) Pollen
Octet in D major for clarinet, bassoon, horn, two violins, viola, cello, and double bass, 3rd movement (vivace). |
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More in "natural sound". | ||
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SCHUMANN, Robert (1810-1856) German | ||
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Op 15 N° 1 Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (8 kB) Bernd Krueger | ||
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Op 15 N° 8 Am Kamin (8 kB) Bernd Krueger | ||
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Op 15 N° 11 Fürchtenmachen (9 kB) Bernd Krueger All three short piano pieces from Opus 15 "Kinderszenen". |
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SCHÜTZ, Heinrich (1585-1672) German | ||
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Ich bin ein rechter Weinstock (24 kB) Unknown / Dardel Motet for 6 voices SWV 589, here rendered with a brass and woodwinds sextet. |
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SMETANA, Bedřich (1824-1884) Bohemian | ||
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Die Moldau (248 kB) Sugimura Smetana's best known work. |
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SOLER, Padre Antonio (1729-1783) Spanish | ||
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Gran Sonata en B minor (Rubio 10) (48 kB) Izumi | ||
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Gran Sonata en Fa# mayor (Rubio 90) (23 kB) Izumi | ||
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Gran Fandango (56 kB) Izumi An "ostinato" piece for the harpsichord with a repetitive character similar to a chaconne or bolero. |
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Concerto in C for two keyboards (42 kB) Unknown | ||
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SOR, Fernando (1778-1839) Spanish | ||
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Étude en si mineur (9 kB) R. Fennimore/Dardel
Fernando Sor composed mainly for the guitar. Here an étude in B minor. |
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Variations sur un thème de Mozart (28 kB) Unknown
Thème tiré de la «Flûte enchantée». |
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STRAUSS, Johann (1825-1899) der Jüngere Austrian | ||
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Kaiser-Waltzer (116 kB) Unknown, but Japanese One of the most famous waltzes of Vienna. Full orchestrated version. |
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Radetzky-Marsch (34 kB) Unknown |
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Pizzicato Polka (21 kB) Chiaki Ikenoue |
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STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949) German | ||
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Also sprach Zarathustra (4 kB) Unknown / Dardel Only the first 20 bars... reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick's Space Odyssey. |
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Tárrega, Francisco (1856-1909) Spanish | ||
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Capricho árabe (36 kB) Tchiang For guitar. |
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TCHAIKOVSKI, Piotr Ilitch (1840-1893) Russian | ||
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Swan lake (24 kB) Ho Prelude to Act 2. |
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TELEMANN, Georg Philipp (1681-1767) German | ||
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A-moll Suite (72 kB) Hunkins Suite for flute and harpsichord. |
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Konzert für Block-und Querflöte (20 kB) Ludwig Concerto for recorder and flute. |
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VILLA-LOBOS, Heitor (1885-1959) Brazilian | ||
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Choros (13 kB) Unknown One of the most famous guitar tunes. |
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VINCENT, Gene (1935-1971) American and The Blue Caps | ||
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Be-Bop a lula (30 kB) Unknown A be-bop of 1956, written by a "rockabilly". |
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VIVALDI, Antonio (1678-1741) Italian | ||
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Sonata RV 106 per flauto, oboe e fagotto (30 kB) Langenburg
In G minor, without basso continuo. |
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Sonata RV 107 per oboe, flauto, violino e basso continuo (12 kB) Unknown
In G minor, with basso continuo. |
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L'inverno, from Le quattro stagione (RV 297) (52 kB) Lialiambis Excellent version of the "Winter". |
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Concerto RV 356 (N°176) (32 kB) Unknown This is an arrangement for banjo, with drums, quite entertaining. |
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Concerto RV 362 "La caccia" (48 kB) Reyes Concerto op.8 N°10 for violin, strings, and basso continuo in B flat major. |
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Concerto RV 433 "La tempesta di mare" (60 kB) Unknown Concerto op.10 N°1 for flute, strings, and basso continuo in D major. |
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Concerto RV 443 (96 kB) Reid Concerto per flautino (piccolo recorder), strings, and basso continuo in C major. |
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Duo for guitars in G major, originally concerto for two mandolines RV 532 Knezevic First movement, Allegro (24 kB). Second movement, Andante (16 kB). |
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Here is the catalogue of all Antonio Vivaldi's works (Ryom Verzeichnis). | ||
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ZACH, Jan (1699-1773) Bohemian | ||
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Praeludium und Fuge C-moll (12 kB) Heldstab |
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