TCG's Original MIDI Tunes
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== ORIGINAL MIDI FILES ==
--Since I've appended last-uploaded/updated dates to the individual files, each
category of MIDI files is now alphabetized according to song title. The #'s
preceding each file name, on the other hand, indicate the actual file creation (Opus #) order....
1564
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
An insipidly bouncy little ditty insipidly named after the chord progression it's based upon . . .
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Applause, Seashore, Bird, StarTheme, SynVox, Fantasia,
MutedGt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: softpedal, chorus
7. 
1564.mid
(GM; 12K; 2:10) (Updated: 4/30/97)
4Emma {BIAB}
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
Started out as a "radio news bumper/fanfare," but quartal motif turned into a
(fairly) "happy" affair that reminded me of times with my daughter Emma; only BIAB
use were the vib. and jazz gt. "leads" ("Pop 16th. Guitar" soloist)....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: AahChoir, Fantasy, EchoDrops, Bass&Lead, Clarinet, JazzGt.,
SynStrings1, Flute, MutedGt., Vibraphone, FretlessBs., Timpani, Windchime, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus,
portamento
112. 4Emma.mid
(GS; 31K; 3:06) (Uploaded: 1/10/00)
AlphaDeltaFunk
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
A7-D7 funk tune, with some avant-garde serendipity tossed in for good measure (see
the much improved "GoneSafari" for a techno-remix of this tune)...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: EnglishHorn, Laughing, Gunshot, ChoirAahs, 60sE.Piano,
SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumPC(PowerSet); GM: reverb, chorus
9. ADFunk.mid
(GS; 8K; 1:31) (Updated: 7/4/97)
Autumn
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Had buddies play this at my first wedding; lyrics (not included) by my first wife!...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Vibraphone, Strings, Clarinet, Nylon-str.Gt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: softpedal, reverb, chorus
14. Autumn.mid
(GM; 9K; 1:54) (Updated: 8/19/97)
AutumnSong#44 {BIAB}
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Muzak-y, but with timbales & cuica "farts"; BIAB style: J_L_MAYS.STY;
sax melody entered via Mac keyboard in BIAB....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Clarinet, AltoSax, IceRain, Piano1d, MutedGt., FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(BrushSet);
GM: softpedal, reverb, chorus
122. Autm44.mid
(GS; 68K; 5:28) (Updated: 7/25/00)
Baby's Gone
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Guitar arpeggio tranformed into a soporific drone tune; originally double-tracked the
guitar with Zen ceremonial drums, whose serendipitous synchronicity influenced the
"random" drum track here; first use of channel pressure....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Echo Drops, Violin, Halo Pad, Rubber Pad, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#,
Sysex(rev:Hall1;revLevel;ChannelPressure[Amplitude,LFO1Rate,LFO1PitchDepth]), NRPN(FilterCutoff);
GM: softpedal, reverb, chorus
55. BabyGone.mid
(GS; 9K; 2:18) (Uploaded: 2/25/97)
BathTub Blues {karaoke}
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
Started out as an acoustic blues, so I had to throw in some double-entendre lyrics....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Clarinet, SawWave, AltoSax(2), Trumpet, DistortionGt.,
OverdriveGt.(2), SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
22. BTBluesKAR.mid
(GS; 30K; 3:40) (Updated: 6/9/97)
Sample Lyrics (2nd Verse)--
[--about an old girlfriend who took LOTS of baths! so--]
She sits in there a'smilin'--shoutin' out sweet Jesus' name--
She sits in there a'smilin'--shoutin' out sweet Jesus' name--
I bet she'd be in heaven if her good Lord ever came--
Batucada Blitz {BIAB}
{Latin/NativeAmerican;MinorBlues/JazzRock}
Kind of a "Techno-Latin" deal, a driving Clav ostinato with a BIAB "Batucada"
beat (L_BATUCD.STY)...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Marimba, Clav, Trumpet, MutedGt., SynthDrum, SweepPad,
WarmPad, E.Piano1, MeloTom1, FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Plate;ChannelPressure[LFO1PitchDepth]);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
120. BatBlitz.mid
(GS; 41K; 3:24) (Updated: 7/18/00)
The Birth of the Schmaltz
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
Got no feel for real jazz, so I call it ScHmAlTz--melody inspired by the start of
"Begin the Beguine"(?) or some other Tin Pan Alley standard....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Brass1, JazzGt.(2), Piano1w, Nylon-str.Gt., AcousticBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumPC(BrushSet), Sysex(rev:Room2);
GM: softpedal, reverb, chorus, portamento
35. BirthSchmaltz.mid
(GS; 21K; 2:09) (Updated: 5/21/97)
Black Coast
{HARD/POP ROCK}
A medley of two old chromatic-dissonant tunes of mine, "Miles of Seven" and "You
Don't Know What It's Like." Both were intended to have original poems recited over
them in a weird, postmodern fashion. (One of the _poems_ is called "Black
Coast."...)
5-Star Rating: * *
Instruments: MachineGun, Violin, Charang, Vibraphone, FunnyVox, ReedOrgan,
60'sElectricPiano, SynthBass2, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect(+MT32), GSdrumPC(ElectronicSet),
Sysex(rev:Delay; chor:Flanger); NRPN(VibratoDepth,FilterResonance,AttackTime);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
75. BlkCoast.mid
(GS; 37K; 4:24) (Uploaded: 9/3/97)
Blue Mesa Night
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
A "dark" Latin/Blues ditty, with nature sounds as "atmosphere"--
I imagine a strange little band playing it somewhere in the American Southwest, in a
setting indicated by the title. . . .
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Goblin, Oboe(2), EchoDrops, Trumpet, VoiceOohs, JazzGt.,
MutedGt., FretlessBs., StringSlap, Gt.Harmonics, Screaming, Wind, Windchime, Agogo,
Taiko, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, Sysex(revLevel);
NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,AttackTime,DecayTime);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
95. BMNight.mid
(GS; 45K; 3:55) (Uploaded: 2/3/99)
BlueOnions
{BluesRock/FunkRock;HardRock/HeavyMetal}
A "hard" blues-rock tune, with a fade out on Booker T. and the MG's "Green Onions" . . .
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Gt.Harmonics, Clav, Organ3, OverdriveGt., DistortionGt., PickedBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: NRPN(FilterCutoff);
GM: reverb, chorus
145. BlueOnions.mid
(GS; 30K; 3:09) (Uploaded: 11/11/01)
B Minor Else
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Another "Easy-Listener," originating, again, with a guitar arpeggio line; the
four-chord-wonder of a progression, in this case, is Bm7-GM7-Em9-F#7(+). (Yeh, another
stupid/cutesy title--who said music can't be pun?)........
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: EchoDrops, DoctorSolo, Bassoon, Clarinet, Sitar,
OverdriveGt., E.Piano2, SynthBass2, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GM: reverb, chorus
12. BMinorElse.mid
(GS; 16K; 2:55) (Updated: 6/9/97)
Bodhidharma
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
Mixolydian rock tune--my version of On Broadway/Bodhisattva/etc.... Banjo lead!--'cuz
sounds more like a guitar than my "guitar" sounds do (but then, a _Telecaster
sounds like a banjo anyway, or so I tease my guitar buddy)....["Real" guitar now! since
I got my Sound Canvas....] . . . (See next for improved version of this tune.)
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: OverdriveGt., Piano2, DistortionGt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet); GM: softpedal, chorus
11. Bodhidharma.mid
(GS; 17K; 2:49) (Updated: 4/8/02)
Bodhidharma (II)
{BluesRock/FunkRock}
Updated version of my earliest early MIDI tunes, with better drums and "stronger"
instruments via doubling. . .
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: OverdriveGt.(2), Piano2, DistortionGt.(2), SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet); NRPN(FilterCutoff); GM: softpedal, reverb, chorus
152. Bodhidharma2.mid
(GS; 28K; 2:51) (Uploaded: 4/8/02)
Bossamba {BIAB}
{Latin/NativeAmerican;EasyListening/Muzak}
Bossa-esque chords/melody over "brisker" Samba percussion; BIAB style: SAMBA2.STY;
muted gt. riffs entered via Mac keyboard in BIAB....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Marimba, AltoSax, JazzGt., MutedGt., El.Piano1, Ac.Bass, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
130. Bossamba.mid
(GS; 49K; 3:24) (Uploaded: 8/7/00)
Brave New World
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
The most often played original in the repertoire of the Blue Spazm Band, an old
jazz-guitar duet I was in that made the arts-in-the-parks/coffeehouse circuit....
(See next for vastly improved version of this tune.)
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Piano1, Trumpet, Strings, Flute, JazzGt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: [none!]
20. BNWorld.mid
(GM; 18K; 2:43) (Updated: 4/8/02)
Brave New World (II)
{EasyListening/Muzak;Jazz/Swing}
Revision of early attempt above, with fuller drums and better instrumentation(?); for
some reason, many people on the 'Net have requested permission to use this song, so I
thought I'd better get it some decent drums, etc.!...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: EchoDrops, Trumpet, Strings, Flute, JazzGt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
153. BNWorld2.mid
(GM; 20K; 2:43) (Uploaded: 4/8/02)
Browsin' {karaoke}
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
An original tune I used to make my old bands play, based on that wonderfully trite
I-vi-ii-V pop/schmaltz cliché. The KAR file supercedes a prior plain MIDI
file and an "RH" file, and includes complete verses, choruses, &
Marimba [now Vibraphone] interlude:
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Brass2, Vib.w, Clarinet, AltoSax, JazzGt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GM: reverb, chorus
1. BrowsinKAR.mid
(GS; 23K; 2:34) (Updated: 7/16/02)
Sample Lyrics (2nd Verse & Chorus)--
[1st verse about a book store, in which I'm _literally_ browsing; then--]
Well, I'm not a man who likes it too hot,
But some of these women like to put you on the spot--
So when she asked me what the hell I was doin',
That's when I told her, I wasn't a'screwin', just a'
Browsin' (--Browsin')--That's what I told her--
Just a'Browsin' (--Browsin')--Then I'll head on down the road--
I'm just a'Browsin' (--Browsin')--but you can give me your Zip Code--
I'm just a'Browsin'--That's what I told 'em. . . .
C*ntJuiCy {BIAB}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Country-rock tune based on "Can't You See" . . . Drums revis. of
own BIAB style [CR2_HR.STY] . . .
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Violin, DistortionGt., Banjo, MutedGt., JazzGt.,
OverdriveGt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
86. C*ntJuiCy.mid
(GM; 62K; 4:18) (Updated: 1/12/00)
Caliban II
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Based on one of my 1st "metal" compositions (circa '81) ... pop-metal with
psuedo-Buck-Dharma leads ... lots of delay/pan tricks attempted ...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: SweepPad, VoiceOohs, OverdriveGt.(3), SquareWave, SlapBass1,
PickedBs., Gt.Harmonics, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1);
NRPN(FilterCutoff); GM: reverb, chorus
83. Caliban2.mid
(GS; 41K; 2:59) (Uploaded: 3/13/98)
Calling On the Dark {karaoke}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
A ballad/(then)hard rock number with echoes of Pink Floyd, Alan Parson, and BOC.
The lyrics?--"Enter Sandman" meets Carl Jung and Robert Bly. (Lots of "dark,"
"secret," ""hidden" stuff, as in "How many ways can I talk
about the unconscious without using the term itself?!")
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Wind, AltoSax, SquareWave, EchoDrops, Trumpet,
Nylon-str.Gt., Piano2, DistortionGt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1);
GM: reverb, chorus
19. CallDarkKAR.mid
(GS; 26K; 5:03) (Updated: 1/21/99)
Sample Lyrics (Chorus)--
Headin' for the borders--Headin' for the dark--
Got your secret lover, find a place to park--
Headin' for the shallows of the tonic stream--
Fall into the water, fall into a dream--
Cave of Solitude
{NewAge/Trance/Ambient}
One of my better efforts at a slow, "pedal-point" New-Age-y tune (you know the type!)--but with bongos!...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: ReverseCymbal, WarmPad, IceRain, HaloPad, EchoDrops, Nyl.-Str.Gt.,
FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
144. CaveSol.mid
(GS; 57K; 5:15) (Uploaded: 10/31/01)
Coke'n'Rhumba
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Actually, I don't know a rhumba from a samba anymore--this is a latin-jazz-rock ditty,
my second effort with a MIDI controller keyboard (maybe I _shoulda_ quantized the lead,
but I guess I'm makin' up for earlier over-quantization sins).... 2/97:
"lost" the Panning Delay--made the rhythm instrum. too disruptive....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: SquareWave, Piano2, Nylon-str.Gt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: softpedal, reverb, chorus
44. CokeRum.mid
(GS; 26K; 2:02) (Updated: 5/4/97)
CongaFunk
{Latin/NativeAmerican;BluesRock/FunkRock}
A congas-and-clav Latin/funk tune, with whole-tone B sections . . .
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Brass1, EchoDrops, Vibraphone, SteelDrums, Clav, Ac.Bass, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: NRPN(FilterResonance); GM: reverb, chorus
154. CongaFunk.mid
(GS; 30K; 2:51) (Uploaded: 5/5/02)
Le Crépuscule du Soir
{CLASSICAL/CHAMBER}
Kind of a jazz-orchestral tune (1988) based on a Charles Mingus riff,
arranged here with "classical" instruments...
5-Star Rating: * *
Instruments: ReverseCymbal, Violin, HaloPad, SynStrings1, WarmPad,
Oboe, Nylon-str.Gt., Cello, Glockenspiel, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(OrchestralSet),
Sysex(rev:Room3), NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,AttackTime,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
96. CrepSoir.mid
(GS; 28K; 2:54) (Uploaded: 5/15/99)
Dakota Sunrise
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
A new medley, really, of my "Full Fathom Five" (Shakespeare set to music, but
lyrics not included herein) and my (first) "'New Age' Etude"--goes from minor mood
stuff (late night) to major drone stuff (early morning/full dawn)....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Gt.Harmonics, Brightness, SteelDrums, Syn.Calliope,
Nylon-str,Gt., RubberBass, Timpani, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumPC(SFXSet),Sysex(rev:Hall1/Delay/Room3;ChannelPressure[Amplitude,LFO1Rate,LFO1PitchDepth]),
NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime);
GM: sostenuto, softpedal, reverb, chorus
57. KotaSun.mid
(GS; 15K; 3:51) (Uploaded: 3/3/97)
Dead Raptor Rap {karaoke}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
The lyrics are wacko-environmental (about birds of prey, not dinosaurs!); the music,
despite my best intentions, became too hard rock-techno for a "rap" tune....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: SynthBass1, Charang, SawWave, DistortionGt., SlapBass2,
Bass101, SweepPad, SynthDrum, Gunshot, Door, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(TR-808Set),
Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
78. RaptorRapKAR.mid
(GS; 39K; 2:43) (Updated: 5/21/98)
Sample Lyrics (2nd Verse)--
I've seen some ladies, think they're better than the fox they're wearin'--
Captain of Industry, your soul is bare as lands are barren--
Tell me who god is, tell me where to go to church, then tell me,
Wasn't that a Great Horned Owl whose feathers you were tryin' to sell me?--
{{QT movie/karaoke version: RaptorRap.mov (78K) (Updated: 5/21/98)}}
{SynthBass1->DoctorSolo, Charang->FunkGt.2, DistortionGt.->OverdriveGt.}
DeepRainForest
{Latin/NativeAmerican;NewAge/Trance/Ambient}
Another attempt at a South American "jungle" sound...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: WarmPad, IceRain, SpaceVoice, Shakuhachi, Shanai, Kalimba,
SteelDrums, Agogo(2), Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#; Sysex(rev:Hall1);
NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance); GM: reverb, chorus
147. DeepRainForest.mid
(GS; 27K; 3:10) (Uploaded: 3/12/02)
Departure, Descent, Return (Song in Search of Lyrics)
{EasyListening/Muzak;HardRock/HeavyMetal}
The subtitle refers to the fact that I'm too lazy/busy to write lyrics to the melody
(the woodwind-sound: ocarina)--contributions are welcome!; the song _in_toto_ is an attempt
to integrate 3 very different sections: folk-rock-pop, hard rock, and "New-Age"-rock.
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: EchoDrops, SweepPad, Ocarina, OverdriveGt, EPiano1, MutedGt,
FingeredBs, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1);
NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance); GM: reverb, chorus, softpedal
157. DDR.mid
(GS; 34K; 3:07) (Uploaded: 9/21/02)
Don't You Get It? {QTmovie}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
My daughter Emma's first big hip-hop hit: tellin' Dad, "Don't you get it, you
stupid Daddy?"--with the fine exasperation of a 5-year-old; "antique"
record-scratch sound at beginning and end; all "instruments" audio sounds but for
faint background drums ...
5-Star Rating: (N/A)
Instruments: Gunshot(->aud:Yell), FingeredBs.(->aud:StringPlunk(low,ech),
MutedGt.(->aud:FuzzStaccat), DistortionGt.(->aud:FuzzChrd), Gt.FretNoise(->aud:KnifeSlice),
Woodblock(->aud:Pock), SteelDrums(->aud:StringPlunk(echoed)), MeloTom1(->aud:Tom),
Agogo(->aud:BassDrum&HiHat), SynthDrum(->aud:BassTom), Taiko(->aud:LowBassDrum),
ReverseCym.(->aud:JungleLoop), Applause(->aud:RecScratch), Telephone1(->aud:Don'tYouGetIt?(Emma)),
Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(ElectronicSet); GM: reverb
89. GetIt.mov
(GS/QTMI 3.0; 111K; 1:37) (Uploaded: 6/19/98)
DrawingRoomWaltz
{CLASSICAL/CHAMBER}
Another "Classical" ditty with an 18th c. _A_ section (ersatz Mozart?)
and a contrasting 19th c. (ersatz Wagner?) _B_ section...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: ReedOrgan, SweepPad, CoupledHps., Oboe, FrenchHorn, SteelDrums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, Sysex(rev:Room3)
15. DRWaltz.mid
(GS; 5K; 1:41) (Updated: 5/4/97)
DriveChain
{Bluesrock/FunkRock;HardRock/HeavyMetal}
Based on a "never-ending-chain" of a guitar riff of mine (B section)...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: HaloPad, OverdriveGt(2), Clav, SquareWave, SynthBs2, Marimba, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
161. DriveChain.mid
(GM; 28K; 2:48) (Uploaded: 5/20/04)
Dschmaltz
{EasyListening/Muzak}
Every now and then I still get the urge to compose a sickeningly "sweet" piece of
(bittersweet) saccharin....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: WarmPad, Strings, Clarinet, Violin, Oboe, Nyl.-Str.Gt., FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: NRPN(FilterCutoff); GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
146. Dschmaltz.mid
(GS; 20K; 2:57) (Uploaded: 11/14/01)
... *GSnrpn(FilterCutoff)
E7 Archetypal Blues
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
My version of the prototypical 12-bar-blues jam. (This file supercedes a prior
"RH" file.) --Yeh, I hate it, too, when people misuse the term
"archetypal"!
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Steel-str.Gt., DistortionGt.(2), ReedOrgan(2), SlapBass2, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: chorus
4. E7Blues.mid
(GM; 25K; 2:38) (Updated: 6/2/99)
Em Bossa {BIAB}
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
A jazz-New-Age-y Aeolian Bossa with a "drunken" sax player in the middle (keyboard-inputted);
BIAB style is L_BOSBRZ.STY, my new favorite....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Soundtrack, SoloVox, IceRain, AltoSax, SynCalliope, Vibraphone,
Xylophone, Nylon-Str.Gt., AcousticBs., FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance);
GM: reverb, chorus
102. EmBossa.mid
(GS; 50K; 4:32) (Uploaded: 7/30/99)
EPB Blues
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
8-bar blues tune originating from melody that always got into my head whenever
I walked through the EPB (English-Philosophy Building) at the U of Iowa....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Trumpet(2), Brass1, PickedBs., Nylon-str.Gt., MutedGt.,
Cello, AcousticBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
79. EPBblues.mid
(GM; 29K; 2:04) (Uploaded: 1/20/98)
EPB Blues #2 {BIAB}
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
Another "blues" melody I got into my head in the English-Philosophy Building; BIAB style
is J_WESGRV.STY, with modified "Jazz - Blues Guitar" soloist....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Trumpet, AltoSax, Brass1, JazzGt., Piano1 ,AcousticBs.,
Trombone, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(JazzSet); Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
108. EPB2.mid
(GS; 40K; 5:09) (Uploaded: 12/12/99)
EPB Blues #3 {BIAB}
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
Another pseudo-big-band-jazz-blues melody--uh, chord progression, really--that
I got into my head in the English-Philosophy Building; BIAB style is C_SWING.STY....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: AltoSax, Trumpet, Brass1, JazzGt., Clav, Piano1,
MutedGt., FingeredBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(JazzSet); Sysex(rev:Plate);
NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance); GM: reverb, chorus, softpedal, portamento
118. EPB3.mid
(GS; 41K; 4:24) (Updated: 5/15/00)
Etude9+7
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Weird 9/4 Intro, then weird 7/4 "meditation" tune... {See "Owl Mountain"
for a new & improved version/remix of this tune.}
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Agogo, SteelDrums, Taiko, WarmPad, ChoirAahs, IceRain,
JazzGt., Contrabass, Drums, Thunder
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, Sysex(rev:PanningDelay/Hall1;revLevel),
NRPN(FilterCutoff); GM: reverb, chorus
56. Etude9+7.mid
(GS; 11K; 2:19) (Uploaded: 2/26/97)
FeverBird
{HARD/POP ROCK}
An attempt to recreate that bad fever I had as a kid, with that melody in my head that
kept gettin' higher and higher . . . some "radical" pitch-bending of the
electronic drum kit . . .
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Bird, SweepPad, WarmPad, MutedGt., Harpsichord, RubberBass,
Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(ElectronicSet,SFXSet), Sysex(rev:Plate/Hall1;
DrumRemap); NRPN(FilterResonance,AttackTime,DecayTime); GM: reverb, chorus, RPN(PitchbendSens)
84. FevBird.mid
(GS; 32K; 2:35) (Uploaded: 5/21/98)
G-Schmaltz {BIAB}
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
A beginner's "jazz piano e´"--bass & drums by Band-in-a-Box
(Jazz Swing Style), then laid down the "piano" and "guitar"
via the keyboard....
5-Star Rating: * *
Instruments: Brass1, JazzGt., Honky-tonk, AcousticBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: softpedal, reverb, chorus, portamento
46. G-Schmaltz.mid
(GM; 14K; 2:40) (Updated: 5/4/97)
GetRio
{Latin/NativeAmerican;EasyListening/Muzak}
Muzak-y Latin ditty inspired by "Brazil"...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Marimba, SteelDrums, ChoirAahs, VoiceOohs, Oboe, HaloPad, Vibraphone,
Steel-Str.Gt., MutedGt., FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#; GM: reverb, chorus,
portamento
127. GetRio.mid
(GS; 29K; 2:39) (Uploaded: 7/18/00)
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
Title from one of my little girl's favorite books; driven by a bass that fairly
"trots" along. . . .
5-Star Rating: * *
Instruments: Horse-Gallop, Syn.Calliope, EnglishHorn, Bassoon,
SynthBass2, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, NRPN(FilterCutoff);
GM: reverb, chorus
16. GirlHorses.mid
(GS; 9K; 1:48) (Updated: 5/4/97)
GobblerStrut
{BluesRock/FunkRock}
Pop/blues/funk tune with a "catchy"(?) I-IV-V-IV "A" section...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: OverdriveGt., Brass1, VoiceOohs, Steel-Str.Gt., ChoirAahs,
Clav,MutedGt.(2), Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet),Sysex(DrumRemap), NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
143. GoneSafari.mid
(GS; 28K; 2:38) (Uploaded: 10/17/01)
Gone Safari
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
Sort of a "jungle" remix of "AlphaDeltaFunk" (above); lots more
bass (2 of 'em) and drums (2 kits), with added weird ostinato sections that
"reflect the hectic repetitiveness of modern existence" (sure, right)....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Halo Pad, VoiceOohs, OverdriveGt., CleanGt., 60sE.Piano,
Cello, SynthBass3, SlapBass, Telephone1, Laughter, Footsteps, Gunshot, Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(PowerSet,ElectronicSet),
Sysex(DrumRemap), NRPN(FilterCutoff);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
64. GoneSafari.mid
(GS; 38K; 4:16) (Updated: 7/31/97)
GrackleJaunt
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
Of course, grackles prefer to strut across the lawn in a Mixolydian mode; and
nobody said they were the greatest melodists in the world!...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: WarmPad, SweepPad, SynthBrass1, SpaceVoice, StarTheme,
Clav, DistortionGt., RubberBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(TR-808Set),
Sysex(rev:Hall1; chor:FeedbackChorus), NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus, softpedal, portamento
116. GrackJaunt.mid
(GS; 38K; 4:05) (Uploaded: 3/17/00)
Habañera
{CLASSICAL/CHAMBER}
Based on one of my first (and few, and amateurish) piano etudes--hey, I only got to
baby-sit that baby grand for a month or so! Yeh, the DAH--duh-DAH-DAH bass, et al.,
without Ravel's arrangin' skills....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: WarmPad, Piano1w, FingeredBs., SteelDrums, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GM: softpedal, chorus
10. Habanera.mid
(GS; 7K; 2:23) (Updated: 11/6/96)
Hackney
{EasyListening/Muzak}
Those Tin Pan Alley changes strike again (A section: C C+ C6 C7, etc.; B section: Am Am(M7) Am7 Am6, etc.).
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Flute, AltoSax, Oboe, Nylon-StrGt, Cello, SlapBs1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
162. Hackney.mid
(GM; 19K; 2:51) (Uploaded: 5/20/04)
Halcyonics
{EasyListening/Muzak;Jazz/Swing;NewAge/Trance/Ambient}
A revision of an old (1980's) guitar-jam tune (Em9-m7 DM9-DM7); ungodly B section
inspired by Joe Pass's use of the ii7b5 (ivm6) harmony...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: VoiceOohs, Vibraphone, SynVox, Clav, FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: NRPN(FilterCutoff); GM: reverb, chorus
156. Halcyonics.mid
(GS; 43K; 3:24) (Uploaded: 9/2/02)
Hard Commute
{HARD/POP ROCK}
A long drive through techno-urban angst; my best to date, I think, if one accepts the
tune's rather repetitive nature as exemplification of said angst--(and, hey, it's got a
surprise ending!)--but GS definitely, or all bets are off....
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Gt.Harmonics, Brass1, WaterBell, DistortionGt., Agogo, Oboe,
SlapBass1, SynthBass3, Screaming, Car-Engine, Car-Pass, Car-Crash, Siren, Gt.CutNoise,
Gt.FretNoise, Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect(+MT32), GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(PowerSet,ElectronicSet),
Sysex(Reverb: Hall1; DrumRemap), NRPN(VibratoRate,VibratoDepth,FilterCutoff); GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
65. HardComm.mid
(GS; 28K; 4:15) (Updated: 3/17/00)
Hierosgamos
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Well, it SORT OF fits into my "Schmaltz Ballad" category, if it weren't
s'damn eccentric....
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: SteelDrums, SynthBrass1, Steel-str.Gt., Syn.Strings1,
CoupledHps., JazzGt., FingeredBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GM: reverb, chorus
17. Hieros.mid
(GS; 14K; 3:19) (Updated: 5/4/97)
I'm Payin' My Dues (To the Other Side) /
What Yu' Gonna Do With Your Life? (medley; {karaoke})
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Two tunes (with lyrics) from my "Chrome Metal" period ("chrome"
for chromatic, i.e., lots of b9ths & b5ths); learned in this tune how to make an
overdriven guitar sound more authentic by doublin' it with guitar harmonics....
5-Star Rating: * *
Instruments: Shakuhachi, 5thSawWave, HaloPad, Goblin, Gt.Harmonics,
SquareWave, OverdriveGt., Bass&Lead, DistortionGt., PickedBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
33. PayDuesLifeKAR.mid
(GS; 48K; 4:06) (Updated: 5/3/97)
Sample Lyrics (2nd Verse of "What yu' Gonna Do...")--
When I was a young man, I still didn't know why--
Fuck a job, is there a god up there in the sky?--
Lead me, Mr. Nietzsche, from this nihilist strife--
People all demandin', what yu' doin' with your life?
(What Yu' Gonna Do With Your Life? [etc...])
In the Hall of the Rain Mountain Queen
{Latin/NativeAmerican}
Began with elements of Capoeira and Maracatu rhythms, went to hell with whole-tone "eery" stuff...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: WarmPad, BowedGlass, Shakuhachi, Xylophone, EchoDrops, Shanai, Kalimba,
Cello, Thunder, Agogo, Taiko, Screaming, DoorCreaking, Windchime, Laughing, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GSdrumnote#; Sysex(rev:Hall1);
NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
133. MntQueen.mid
(GS; 30K; 3:13) (Uploaded: 8/15/00)
Ivan
{CLASSICAL/CHAMBER}
Twelve-tone and whole-tone pseudo-neo-Expressionist noise; the 1st movement
of "The Brothers Karamazov: Guitar Sonata #3", the most ambitious
work from my "dissonance-in-itself-is-cool" period....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Pizzicato Strings, Strings, Violin, Oboe, Bassoon,
Cello, SteelDrums, Timpani
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Room3);
GM: reverb, chorus
59. Ivan.mid
(GS; 15K; 3:59) (Updated: 4/6/97)
JunkBass
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Started out as a pretty slick bass line, I thought; then it degenerated into noise....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Agogo, Helicopter, Brightness, EchoDrops, SynthBrass2,
SynthBass2,SynthDrum,Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(ElectronicSet),
Sysex(Reverb: Plate), NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento, RPN(PitchbendSens)
97. JunkBass.mid
(GS; 20K; 2:15) (Uploaded: 6/29/99)
Keyboard Jam #1
{HARD/POP ROCK}
AKA "Man Gets MIDI Keyboard! Barely Able to Find a C Chord, He
DOES Find the Pitch Bender!"--don't bother, unless you want to laugh at a
guitar-picker/mouse-clicker's first effort at playin' every part on that new keyboard
he MAY learn to play someday....
5-Star Rating: * *
Instruments: OverdriveGt., SopranoSax, Syn.Strings1, JazzGt.,
PickedBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
42. KeybrdJam1.mid
(GS; 24K; 3:04) (Updated: 1/13/97)
Kubla Khan
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
One of my first "decent" instrumental compositions and a mainstay of our
old guitar duet repertoire; a semi-funky blues-mixolydian A part contrasted by a
mellow B part in parallel M7's (oh, and a quote-from-Debussy intro); also finally
got an okay "cymbal roll" sound via NRPN messages (thanks, SCUG group!)...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: ReverseCym., Shakuhachi, OverdriveGt., SquareWave, Cello,
E.Piano1, MutedGt., PickedBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1), NRPN(AttackTime,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
49. KublaKhan.mid
(GS; 17K; 2:41) (Updated: 3/5/97)
Leavin' Town with the Top Down
{HardRock/HeavyMetal;Latin/NativeAmerican}
A "good-time" (and very fast) 60's-ish rocker (after the Native-American-ish
polyrhythmic intro)...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Clav(2), TremoloStrings, OverdriveGt., JazzGt., MutedGt.(2),
FretlessBs., Cello, ChoirAahs, Shamisen, CarEngine, Gt.Harmonics, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
107. LeavTown.mid
(GS; 49K; 3:25) (Updated: 6/22/00)
LifeDeathLovesSucks {QTmovie}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Sophomoric nihilism, the worst QT "audio" I've done so far; all audio but for drums...
5-Star Rating: (N/A)
Instruments: Nylon-str.Gt.(->life(echo)(moi)), Steel-str.Gt.(->death(ech)(moi)),
JazzGt.(->loves(ech)(moi)), CleanGt.(->sucks(ech)(moi)), Gunshot(->homerdoh), Trumpet(->subwarn),
Woodblock(->stapler), SynthDrum(->drywallpunch), Timpani(->bassdrumandhihat),
BreathNoise(->matchstrike),Agogo(->clank), Banjo(->teethboing), Taiko(->fart),
Applause(->DblTmLoop), Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
90. LDLS.mov
(GS/QTMI 3.0; 108K; 1:24) (Uploaded: 12/23/98)
Life Is Motion
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
One of the best of my old DMCS tunes. Or maybe I just like the "understated"
melody.... (From guitar arpeggio, to DMCS, to midi--hmmm. Did
I mention it would be a good movie theme!? Title from Wallace Stevens, in case anyone
was wondering.)
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Stream, SlowStrings, Piano1, CoupledHps., EchoDrops,
PanFlute, Nylon-str.Gt., FingeredBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GM: reverb, chorus
8. LifeIsMotion.mid
(GS; 17K; 3:02) (Updated: 11/6/96)
MacSlut {QTmovie}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Dedicated to a woman I knew who was such a Mac aficionado that she fondly referred
to herself as a "MacSlut"--ergo the following tongue-in-cheek S/m tribute;
incorporated QT audio snds include an "antique" record scratch and my own acoustic
guitar chords, reversed for an organ-ish sound...
5-Star Rating: (N/A)
Instruments: Gt.FretNoise(->aud:Audio1--MacSlut(moi)), BreatheNoise(->aud:Audio2--NylonAm7),
Telephone1(->aud:Audio3--NylonFM7), SynthDrum(->aud:Audio4--NylonE7),
MeloTom1(->aud:Audio5--NylonDm7), Gunshot(->aud:Audio6--SlapClap),
Taiko(->aud:Audio7--FemaleUghn), SynthBass3, PickedBs.,
Taiko(->aud:Audio8--Schweep), ChoirAahs, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GSdrumPC(ElectronicSet); GM: reverb, chorus
88. MacSlut.mov
(GS/QTMI 3.0; 68K; 1:18) (Uploaded: 6/19/98)
ManicDepressiveLatin
{Latin/NativeAmerican}
A bittersweet "reverse bossa," with mambo-like percuss. interludes & coda; my first
foray after a concerted study of Latin rhythms; (change surdo to BD for GM
compatibility)...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Marimba, Vibraphone, Brass1, Trumpet, Ny.l-Str.Gt., Steel-Str.Gt.,
FretlessBs.,Ac.Bass,Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#; GM: reverb, chorus
123. MDlatin.mid
(GS; 26K; 2:21) (Uploaded: 6/5/00)
A Mind of Winter
{HARD/POP ROCK}
A jazz-rock jam my guitar buddy (Marc Krogstad) and I came up with a few jams
ago--based on the 4-track recording from that improvizational session, including
my MIDI rendering of a lead or two from Marc.... (Title from Wallace Stevens)....
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: ReverseCymbal, Wind, Flute, ChoirAahs, OverdriveGt.,
DistortionGt., FingeredBs., Drums, Gt.Harmonics
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1; chor:Chorus2);
NRPN(VibratoDepth,FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,AttackTime,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
72. MindWint.mid
(GS; 36K; 4:00) (Updated: 8/19/97)
MinorCha
{Latin/NativeAmerican;MinorBlues/JazzRock}
A Chacha of sorts, with lugubriously incongruous horns & synth pad...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Brass1, Trumpet, HaloPad, FretlessBs., Xylophone, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
124. MinorCha.mid
(GS; 24K; 2:38) (Uploaded: 6/5/00)
Moondream
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Old (1981?) guitar arpeggio turned into a space-synth New Age-y thing; originally
double-tracked it with a recording of wolf howls, but can't do that with
"just" midi (hmmm--maybe that barking dog and a few NRPNs?!).... DID find out
how to bump the sysex Reverb Level, though:
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Gt.Harmonics, ReverseCymbal, StarTheme, SpaceVoice,
IceRain,Nylon-str.Gt., FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, Sysex(rev:Hall1; revLevel; chor:Flanger),
NRPN(AttackTime,DecayTime,ReleaseTime,FilterCutoff); GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
54. Moondrem.mid
(GS; 12K; 2:38) (Updated: 3/5/97)
MRluv {QTmovie}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
My first attempt at using snds as instruments in a QT movie, triggering them
via MIDI notes (thus the original MIDI file hasn't been uploaded). See
instrument list below for inserted sounds; visual consists of a fade-in pict
of my wife [mr] & me (subsequently deleted)....
5-Star Rating: (N/A)
Instruments: Flute(->audio:Shelley'sILoveYou),
Trumpet(->audio:Barney'sBurp(high)), Tenorsax(->audio:Homer'sBeer(high)),
SweepPad, DistortionGt., GunShot, SlapBass2, SynthBass3, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GSdrumPC(TR-808Set); GM: reverb, chorus
80. MRluv.mov
(GS/QTMI 3.0; 39K; 0:58) (Updated: 12/23/98)
NewAgeDisco
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Not really New Age or Disco--a pop/dance tune based on a Native American theme and
interspersed with ambient passages on the same theme(s)....
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: SoundTrack, WarmPad, Flute, FrenchHorn, Brass1, Cello,
Clav, PickedBs., Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1; DrumRemap);
GM: reverb, chorus
68. NADisco.mid
(GS; 28K; 3:39) (Updated: 7/31/97)
New Age Etude #2
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
"Meditation Tape" stuff--I got the seashore, I got birds, I got
a tonic pedal that won't quit.... (New technique: gave each string of the acoustic
guitar its own channel; used portamento on highest string.) ... {See "White Dawn"
for a newer version/remix of this tune.}
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Seashore, Stream, Violin, Flute, Nylon-str.Gt.(5),
FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(SFXSet), NRPN(AttackTime);
GM: chorus, portamento
34. NAEtude2.mid
(GS; 9K; 2:20) (Updated: 3/19/97)
NewAgeEtude111
{NewAge/Trance/Ambient;EasyListening/Muzak}
Based on a simple I-IV etude I "composed" on my stepson's Casio (finalized circa 1/1/01,
ergo the title) ... then went home and "keyboarded" it on my Mac in BIAB...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: WarmPad(2), EchoDrops, E.Piano1, Timpani, FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance);
GM: reverb, chorus
138. NAEtude111.mid
(GS; 51K; 4:29) (Uploaded: 1/5/01)
Nightmare7
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Techno/New Age tune in 7/4 that turned into a nightmare in more ways than one; lots of SFX
for "surreal story line"; I've really got to get beyond this crap....
5-Star Rating: * *
Instruments: Laughter, DoorCreaking, Door, Scream, Heartbeat, Telephone2,
Seashore, Thunder, Gunshot, SpaceVoice, HaloPad, WarmPad(2), SynthBass1, RubberBass,
Cello, Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumPC(TR-808Set), Sysex(rev:Hall1; DrumRemap);
NRPN(FilterResonance,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
103. Nightmare7.mid
(GS; 39K; 3:27) (Updated: 1/19/00)
Nobody Knows My Heart (Like You Do)
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Here's a favorite original instrumental o' mine--lots of maj & min 7ths &
9ths--and a bad sound effect). (Current file supercedes a prior plain MIDI
file and an "RH" file.)
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Starship, Gt.Harmonics, SpaceVoice, JazzGt., OverdriveGt.,
DistortionGt., FeedbackGt., Nylon-str.Gt., E.Piano1, SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, Sysex(rev:Hall1;chorlevel), NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime);
GM: sostenuto, reverb, chorus
2. NobodyHeart.mid
(GS; 22K; 2:47) (Updated: 8/19/97)
No Sop, No Possum, No Taters
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
Arrangement of a guitar arpeggio/progression that I've been foolin' around with
for a few months; boy, that flute player needs some valium....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Flute, JazzGt., TremoloStr, Strings(2), Steel-str.Gt.,
MutedGt., Cello, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
81. NSNPNT.mid
(GS; 39K; 3:19) (Uploaded: 1/20/98)
Owl Mountain
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
A remix/expansion of Etude9+7.mid (see above), with added SFX such as howling
and bird shrieks, in support of the tune's mood/title....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Agogo, SteelDrums, Taiko, WarmPad, ChoirAahs, IceRain,
JazzGt., Contrabass, Thunder, Screaming(2), Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, Sysex(rev:PanningDelay, Delay, Hall 1;
revLevel), NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime); GM: reverb, chorus
70. OwlMount.mid
(GS; 17K; 3:05) (Updated: 9/7/97)
Paha Sapa
{EasyListening/Muzak;Latin/NativeAmerican}
"Peaceful" ditto, with Chordal "intro" based on harmonies generated by R.I.C.E. 1.0b, using
own customized interval tables; 2nd part turned into pseudo-Native-American
thing (ergo title, Lakota for the Black Hills of western SoDak)....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Nylon-Str.Gt.(6), Gt.FretNoise, Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello,
Contrabass, Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(OrchestralSet), Sysex(rev:Delay,Hall1),
NRPN(AttackTime,DecayTime); GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
76. PahaSapa.mid
(GS; 28K; 4:34) (Updated: 6/12/00)
My Pills Are Gone {BIAB}
{Latin/NativeAmerican;MinorBlues/JazzRock}
A Latin/Bossa tune originally based on "The Thrill Is Gone," with an expanded chord
progression and--of course--a greater emphasis on percussion; BIAB: L_BOZ_EZ.STY,
with the "Larry C Guitar-16ths" soloist...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: SpaceVoice, JazzGt., Trumpet, Marimba, Nyl.-Str.Gt., Ac.Bass,
Drums(2)(TR-808Set)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, Sysex(rev:Hall1; DrumRemap);
NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance); GM: reverb, chorus
150. PillsGone.mid
(GS; 50K; 4:32) (Uploaded: 3/12/02)
Powder & Pomade / Pastorale (medley)
{CLASSICAL/CHAMBER}
Two "Classical" ditties based on old guitar études of mine--(surprise!
no bass or drums!):
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Bandoneon, Trombone, Violin, Oboe, FrenchHorn, Timpani
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Room3); GM: softpedal, reverb, chorus
13. Powder.mid
(GS; 7K; 2:37) (Updated: 4/30/97)
Powwow for a Bad Western
{Latin/NativeAmerican;NewAge/Trance/Ambient}
Pure "pop"-simulation of Native American music, with cello, whoops, strong "toms," etc....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: EchoDrops, Shakuhachi, ChoirAahs(2), Cello(2), Laughing, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GSdrumnote#; Sysex(rev:Hall1); NRPN(FilterCutoff);
GM: reverb, chorus
142. PBW.mid
(GS; 40K; 4:31) (Uploaded: 10/17/01)
... GSdrumnote#
Punk 12-Bar {karaoke}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Wrote this in my 20's--thus the juvenile protest lyrics; still like the dissonant version
of the 12-bar blues, however....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Laughter, Screaming, DistortionGt.(2), PickedBs., FingeredBs.,
Drums(2), SoloVox
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GSdrumPC(PowerSet,ElectronicSet); Sysex(chor:Chorus2; DrumRemap);
NRPN(VibratoDepth,FilterCutoff);
GM: reverb, chorus
72. Punk12KAR.mid
(GS; 25K; 2:24) (Uploaded: 8/1/97)
Sample Lyrics (3rd Verse)--
Just keep your stars-and-bahs--Can't take no RAH-RAH-RAH--
Go spout your falderah--To someone's ma and pa--
Your drums go _siss-boom-bah_--I just shout, HA-HA-HA!--
A Puppy's Tale {karaoke}
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
A kid's tune, but for the maudlin tear-jerker of a final verse (God, tryin' to fake
guitar plectrum strums without real controller input is HARD!).... {See next entry
for a much better, revised, version of this tune.}
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Piccolo, MutedTrumpet, Harp, Clarinet, 12-str.Gt.,
PickedBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GM: reverb, chorus
36. PuppyTaleKAR.mid
(GS; 29K; 3:06) (Updated: 5/3/97)
Sample Lyrics (1st Verse)--
Well, Otis was an orphan, a scraggly pup was he--
And Milo was a kitten, as far as we could see--
Now dogs and cats is enemies, a saying known to all--
But a puppy needs a buddy, and a kitten needs a pal--
A Puppy's Tale II {BIAB; karaoke}
{UPTEMPO SCHMALTZ}
Tune redone from scratch, employing own BIAB style (GUITARP.STY) and harmony
(LiteSaxes-tcg.H1), then revised & combined with tracks that were input via
keyboard (as was the BIAB style itself, of course): as a result, melody more
"human," less quantized...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: JazzGt.(2), Trumpet,Nylon-str.Gt., SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
48. PuppyTale2KAR.mid
(GS; 29K; 3:10) (Updated: 5/4/97)
Sample Lyrics--[see previous entry]
A Rabbit as King of the Ghosts
{NewAge/Trance/Ambient;MinorBlues/JazzRock;Latin/NativeAmerican}
A "mood-minor" piece, with doubled-guitar interludes...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: ChoirAahs, HaloPad, MutedGt.(2), JazzGt., SynVox, SpaceVoice,
FretlessBs., Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#; GSdrumPC(TR-808Set); Sysex(DrumRemap); NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
135. RabbitGhost.mid
(GS; 55K; 4:48) (Uploaded: 12/9/00)
RaggedyBlues
{BlueRock/FunkRock;Jazz/Swing;Latin/NativeAmerican}
Another "offbeat" jazz/latin tune; begun with "drum rhythm" of my book bag, its syncopated
"swoosh"-swing on walk to school...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Trumpet, HaloPad, SpaceVoice, Piano1, Marimba, Vibraphone, FingeredBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#; NRPN(FilterCutoff);
GM: reverb, chorus
141. RabbitGhost.mid
(GS; 32K; 2:44) (Uploaded: 10/17/01)
RaggedySwing
{BluesRock/FunkRock;Jazz/Swing}
Blues-swing tune, the "chorus" section of which was (unconsciously) based on the melody of
"Gobbler Strut" (Opus 143)...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: AltoSax, JazzGt, Brass1, Clarinet, Nyl-StrGt, Piccolo, EPiano2, Clav,
AcBass, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
158. RaggedSw.mid
(GM; 31K; 4:20) (Uploaded: 1/4/03)
Rider's Comin' {karaoke}
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
"Shadow" lyrics set to a slow "mood" ballad and the inevitable galloping horse!...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Clarinet, Whistle, Shakuhachi, Honky-tonk, Nylon-str.Gt.,
Piano2, FretlessBs., Drums, Horse-Gallop, ReverseCymbal
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, Sysex(rev:Hall1),
NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime,DecayTime,ReleaseTime); GM: sostenuto, softpedal, reverb, chorus
58. RidComKAR.mid
(GS; 20K; 3:06) (Updated: 3/22/97)
Sample Lyrics (1st Verse & Chorus)--
Well, I told my baby, there's no use to wonder--
Well, I told my sugar, there's no use to wonder--
Through the darkness of the woods, you still hear someone--
Through the darkness of the rain, hooves are drummin'--Rider's Comin'--
SambaEyes
{Latin/NativeAmerican}
Begins with Spanish-Phrygian guitar melody, then a more "Brazilian" second half (identify
the famous Bossa briefly quoted in this second part!)...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Brass1, Marimba, E.Piano1, VoiceOohs, Nyl.-Str.Gt.(2),
SlapBass1, AcousticBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, Sysex(DrumRemap);
GM: reverb, chorus, RPN(PitchbendSens)
126. SambaEyes.mid
(GS; 48K; 3:45) (Uploaded: 6/29/00)
Schmaltz Waltz
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
The tune I had a guitar & flute play at my SECOND wedding (aka "Wedding
Tune II"). Good harmonies, I think....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Violin, Flute, Clarinet, Piano1, Nylon-str.Gt., FingeredBs.,
Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#; GM: chorus
18. SchWaltz.mid
(GS; 13K; 2:50) (Updated: 4/30/97)
SCUG 11 Theme
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
The Sound Canvas Users' Group provided a theme for everyone to elaborate upon,
and I went for every obvious pop/rock/blues cliché I could!... (the
theme: c3 g3 g3 g3f3 / g3c4)
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: ReverseCymbal, VoiceOohs, OverdriveGt., MutedGt.,
DistortionGt., SquareWave, Cello, FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet),
Sysex(rev:Hall1;ChannelPressure[Amplitude,LFO1Rate,LFO1PitchDepth]), NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
60. SCUG11Theme.mid
(GS; 22K; 2:00) (Updated: 5/14/97)
Selur Natas {QTmovie}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
My second attempt at using pasted replacement-sounds as instruments in a QT movie,
using a lot more audio snds this time, over a bare MIDI bass, drums, and strings;
the main recorded-snd "vocal" is totally tongue-in-cheek, to be sure!....
5-Star Rating: (N/A)
Instruments: Piano1(->aud:SatanRules), Piano2(->aud:Eueu),
Piano3(->aud:Schweep), Honky-tonk(->aud:Thud), E.Piano1(->aud:Static),
E.Piano2(->aud:DrawerClose), Harpsichord(->aud:Lamb), Clav.(->aud:BabyLamb),
Syn.Strings2, PickedBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb
82. SelurNatas.mov
(GM/QTMI 3.0; 69K; 2:16) (Updated: 5/21/98)
Shoes for Industry
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Techno/Industrial tune built around three different bass ostinatos, with a
New-Age-y intro; 2nd bass line based on the Wizard of Oz "ooh-EEEE-ooh" melody, the
3rd based on that cool "industrial" riff that occurs in several
old Warner Bros. cartoons; the title of the song is from Firesign Theatre....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: TubularBell, ChifferLead, ReverseCymbal, Door, Seashore,
DistortionGt., PickedBs., SynthDrum, Syn.Strings1, VoiceOohs, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumPC(SFXSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1, Room1),
NRPN(VibratoRate,VibratoDepth,FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,AttackTime,DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus, RPN(PitchbendSens)
69. ShoesInd.mid
(GS; 32K; 3:37) (Updated: 9/9/97)
Some Blues
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
Inspired by Miles' "All Blues," but twice as fast...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Harmonica, Vibraphone, Nylon-Str.Gt.(4), FretlessBs.,
AcousticBs.,StringSlap,Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, Sysex(rev:Hall1);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
119. SomeBlues.mid
(GS; 33K; 2:42) (Updated: 5/15/00)
Something I Etude
{EasyListening/Muzak; NewAge/Trance/Ambient}
Based on an "obbligato" guitar arpeggio; jazzier B section . . .
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Flute, Piccolo, WarmPad, Clarinet, Nyl-StrGt, Bassoon, Cello, SynthBs2, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
160. SIEtude.mid
(GM; 18K; 2:30) (Uploaded: 6/26/03)
SpaceDream {BIAB}
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Soporific video-game/late-night-radio-bumper fare (and a really original title, too!);
BIAB style: DEEJDADU.STY...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Strings, SynthBrass1, SynCalliope ,EchoDrops, SynStrings1,
SynthBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, Sysex(rev:Hall1);
NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance); GM: reverb, chorus
121. SpaceDream.mid
(GS; 73K; 6:38) (Uploaded: 5/20/00)
SpiritRide {karaoke}
{Latin/NativeAmerican; NewAge/Trance/Ambient}
Trance-stuff horseback(?) "ride"--at night, I imagine; across the prairie, I imagine; could tend to
get boring, I imagine...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Flute, HaloPad, SpaceVoice, MutedGt., Xylophone, EchoDrops, Laughing,
Screaming, SlapBass1, FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect; GSdrumnote#; Sysex(DrumRemap); NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance);
GM: reverb, chorus
134. SpiritRideKAR.mid
(GS; 59K; 3:29) (Updated: 2/2/01)
Steroid Stomp #2
{HARD/POP ROCK}
The first time I ever started with a bare guitar riff and went straight to MIDI with
it, without black-dotting and extensive arrangement changes in the interim. The main
riff is a blues bend (and the B part has a harmonica), but the tune turned into more
of a rocker, with lots of guitars, some double leads....
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: DistortionGt.(2), Harmonica, OverdriveGt.(2), MutedGt.(2),
SlapBass1, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1/Plate), NRPN(FilterCutoff,AttackTime);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
61. SterStomp2.mid
(GS; 33K; 2:46) (Updated: 5/16/97)
Stygian Anthem
{HARD/POP ROCK}
"Middle-aged Metallica," sort of--a rock tune in the Phrygian mode (thus the
"Stygian" wordplay in the title)...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: IceRain, EchoDrops, Violin, SquareWave, CleanGt.,
DistortionGt., FingeredBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1);
NRPN(VibratoDepth,FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,AttackTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
74. StygAnth.mid
(GS; 72K; 4:05) (Updated: 9/7/97)
Surrealist Villanelle
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Minor-key mood-tune originating in old guitar-arpeggio tune I wrote in the
80's (lyrics--the neo-Romantic-surrealist villanelle itself--not included)...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Ocarina, WarmPad, Piccolo, EchoDrops, Nyl.-Str.Gt.,
Steel-Str.Gt., Vibraphone, FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1; chor:Flanger);
GM: reverb, chorus, RPN(PitchbendSens)
113. SurrVill.mid
(GS; 35K; 4:07) (Uploaded: 1/24/00)
T.A. Blues {karaoke}
{HARD/POP ROCK}
From my English T.A. years, teachin' Freshman English--loved it, usually, but sometimes
I felt like this.... (1st attempt at NRPN "wah-wah" effect):
5-Star Rating: * *
Instruments: Shakuhachi, SynthDrum, SquareWave, Gt.Harmonics, OverdriveGt.,
DistortionGt.(2), PickedBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(rev:Hall1),
NRPN(FilterCutoff,FilterResonance); GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
53. TABluesKAR.mid
(GS; 33K; 2:50) (Updated: 1/8/99)
Sample Lyrics (2nd Verse & Chorus)--
Well, we've diagnosed the illness and it's _way_too_late_--
It's a terminal failure to _communicate_--
They just can't seem to make their _words_behave_--
While Dr. Sam Johnson rolls _in_his_grave_--
Got the T.A. Blues--From word abuse--
T.A. Blues--we're s'posed to be solutions--
T.A. Blues--_awk!_--Language on the loose--_frag!_--
T.A. Blues--But it's just devolu--oo-tion....
Thatsallsa
{Latin/NativeAmerican;BluesRock/FunkRock}
1st tune written after reading Mauleón's _Salsa_Guidebook_; "turns the
clave around on the jazzier _C_ part. . .
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Piano1, Marimba, Bandoneon, Brass1, MutedGt., FretlessBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
129. Thatsallsa.mid
(GM; 35K; 2:42) (Uploaded: 7/18/00)
TooJiggy
{Latin/NativeAmerican;Jazz/Swing}
The title is more a "bug" than a "feature"!?--bossa-esque B section, mambo-like coda...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, Brass1, Nyl.-Str.Gt.,Tuba,FingeredBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(BrushSet), Sysex(rev:Delay);
GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
125. TooJiggy.mid
(GS; 37K; 2:30) (Uploaded: 6/29/00)
TranceSend
{HARD/POP ROCK}
I looked up info on House and Techno and Trance, etc., on the Net, but damned if
I know which category this falls under, if any: started out with a neat Acid-
Bass obstinate ostinato, under weird space-string chords and other assorted
electronic triflings--kind of new-age-trance meets disco-dance....
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: Syn.Strings1, EchoDrops, SweepPad, WarmPad, Soprano Sax,
Muted guitar, Cello, Synth Bass 3, Voice Oohs, Xylophone, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(ElectronicSet),
Sysex(rev:Hall1), NRPN(FilterCutoff); GM: sostenuto, reverb, chorus
63. TranceSend.mid
(GS; 47K; 2:47) (Updated: 7/4/97)
Tremolo Funk
{BLUES/FUNK-ROCK}
A funk-jazz tune with a "space-y" B section...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: JazzGt.(2), WarmPad, Bassoon, Oboe, Clarinet, Clav, Trombone,
FingeredBs.,StringSlap, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(ElectronicSet),
Sysex(ChannelPressure[Amplitude,LFO1Rate,LFO1PitchDepth]), NRPN(DecayTime,ReleaseTime);
GM: reverb, chorus
106. TremFunk.mid
(GS; 56K; 2:50) (Uploaded: 12/12/99)
TrenteJours
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Based on the old kids/folk(?) tune, "Thirty days has September"--but in a
minor mode, and with lots of rhythmic twists, including some 7/4
passages...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Strings, Whistle, Clarinet, Cello, Honky-tonkPiano,
Oboe, FretlessBs., ReverseCymbal, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: ChannelPressure(LFO1PitchDepth);
GM: reverb, chorus, softpedal, portamento
117. TrenteJours.mid
(GS; 16K; 2:15) (Updated: 3/19/00)
TurnaroundBlues
{BluesRock/FunkRock;Jazz/Swing}
Based on the prototypical blues turnaround, transformed into an A section; C section more
spacey-jazzy...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: Brass1, JazzGt.(6), SlapBass1, OverdriveGt., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); NRPN(FilterCutoff,Filter Resonance);
GM: reverb, chorus, RPN(PitchbendSens)
137. TurnaroundBlues.mid
(GS; 23K; 2:20) (Updated: 2/2/01)
Unbalanced Load
{HARD/POP ROCK}
Another attempt at techno, but the beat gets rather "unbalanced"--ergo
the title--thanks to different rhythmic permutations and "ragged" melodic
motifs....
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: WarmPad, SweepPad, SquareWave, DistortionGt., Gt.Harmonics,
SlapBass2, SynthBass3, Choir Aahs, Strings, Agogo, Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(TR-808Set, ElectronicSet),
Sysex(Reverb: Plate; DrumRemap), NRPN(FilterCutoff,Filter Resonance);
GM: reverb, chorus
67. UnLoad.mid
(GS; 43K; 4:04) (Updated: 8/19/97)
"Xerox Blues" / "Depression before Spring" {BIAB}
{Jazz/Swing;MinorBlues/JazzRock}
"Xerox Blues" is what I heard in my head as accompaniment to the Panasonic FP-7728 xerox machine
in the English Department (incl. a rendition of the machine's own "drone/percussion"); "Depression"
is my best guitar Latin-jazz composition in a long damn time; BIAB: KEY_LARGO#.STY, with Even 8ths
Bosa[sic]/RockTrumpet" soloist...
5-Star Rating: * * * * *
Instruments: JazzGt, Piano1(2), IceRain, Vibraphone, Trumpet, AltoSax, Shanai,
Nylon-StrGt, AcBass, SteelDrums, Agogo, WarmPad, GtFretNoise, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
159. XBlDBS.mid
(GS; 47K; 5:33) (Uploaded: 5/9/03)
White Dawn
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
A remix of "New Age Etude #2" (see above)--more sections, harmonies, and drums...
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Violin, Flute, Nylon-str.Gt.(5), FretlessBs., Stream,
Seashore, FingeredBs., IceRain, Drums(2)
GS/GM Quirks: GS: BankSelect, GSdrumnote#, GSdrumPC(SFXSet,ElectronicSet),
Sysex(Reverb: Hall1; Chor: Flanger; DrumRemap), NRPN(VibratoRate,AttackTime); GM: reverb, chorus, portamento
66. WhitDawn.mid
(GS; 27K; 4:36) (Updated: 8/19/97)
White Storm
{HARD/POP ROCK}
A straightforward, fuzzed-up, 70's-style rock number . . .
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: IceRain, OverdriveGt.(2), DistortionGt.(2), FingeredBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: GSdrumPC(PowerSet), Sysex(Reverb: Hall1),
NRPN(FilterResonance); GM: reverb, chorus
85. WhitStrm.mid
(GS; 36K; 2:57) (Uploaded: 6/2/98)
-------- OTHERS' LYRICS SET TO MIDI --------
Piper's Song / Eldorado {karaoke}
{CountryWestern/Folk;EasyListening/Muzak}
A medley of my long-ago (1970's) arrangements of two poems, William Blake's "Piper's Song" and
E.A. Poe's "Eldorado": kind of an innocence-to-experience progression, now that I
think about it...
5-Star Rating: * * *
Instruments: ChoirAahs, Flute, VoiceOohs, Cello, Nyl.-Str.Gt.(2), Ac.Bass, Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GS: Sysex(rev:Hall1); GM: reverb, chorus
149. PiperPoeKAR.mid
(GS; 33K; 5:01) (Uploaded: 3/12/02)
The Willow Song {karaoke}
{SCHMALTZ BALLAD}
Desdemona's pathetically ironic litle ditty ("The poor soul sat sighing by a
sycamore tree") towards the end of _Othello_ (IV.iii); a folk/country setting
with classical guitar, flute, and, uh--English horn, of course! (Okay, so they didn't
use secondary dominant 7thchords much back then....)
5-Star Rating: * * * *
Instruments: Flute, EnglishHorn, Nylon-str.Gt., AcousticBs., Drums
GS/GM Quirks: GM: reverb, chorus
43. WillowKAR.mid
(GM; 11K; 1:55) (Updated: 2/8/97)
Sample Lyrics (2nd Verse)--
Sing all a green willow must be my garland;
Let nobody blame him; his scorn I approve;--
I call'd my love false love; but what said he then?
"Sing willow, willow, willow:
If I court moe women, you'll couch[!] with moe men."
Sing willow, willow, willow--
Sing willow, willow, willow.
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I've also set OTHER SHAKESPEARE lyrics to their "original" music:
check out Shakespeare Airs.
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