CANTEMUS midi file store

CANTEMUS is a choir of about 35 singers of all ages, which meets weekly in Bedhampton, near Havant in Hampshire on a Tuesday evening. The choir gives at least three public performances every year. The spectrum of music is fairly broad but contains a preponderance of music written for the church. If anyone is interested in joining in the friendly atmosphere to make music, have a look at the website cantemushavant.com where you will find information about the choir and contact details. This music is expected to be sung from September 2023.

Principles of Robins MIDI file design.

Each sung part has their own version of the work in the fom of a synthesised misic file known as a MIDI file (filename.mid). Parts and accompaniment have appropriate sounds similar to singers or organ and piano.The singer's part will be audibly enhanced on the right stereo channel, other parts will be at a lesser volume on the left stero channel, and accompaniments will be slightly muted and balanced over both channels. You can change your computer's stereo balance to enhance these effects, but If you are using stereo headphones the effect can be achieved by offsetting the relevant earpiece so you hear less or no sound from it.

Please note that this is strictly for practice, and you may not always hear a particularly pleasant sound, and there will be no dynamics.

Sometimes there are solo parts alongside the choral parts. In this case they will always be heard on both channels.

Before unaccompanied pieces, or pieces starting with no piano intro, to strike the rhythm and pitch for the singer, two extra bars are inserted at the beginning. The first bar contains the initial note of the part on each beat of the bar, and the second bar is empty. However the bar numbers of the MIDI file will always match the score.

File download area

Find your voice in the table alongside the piece of music you wish to hear or load down.

If you are using Windows, depending on your browser settings, the file may play at once with QuickTime, or with MediaPlayer. Or you may get a pop-up which will offer you the option to "Open" the file, or "Save" it with some warnings about safety. If you only wish to save the file without playing it, you can right-click and follow the drop-down menu to the "Save As" option where you will be asked to choose where on your computer to place it.

If you are using Apple software, the file will be loaded down to the "Downloads" directory, from where you can play it with your default music program or with one of your choice.

My gratitude goes to John Hooper (web site www.learnchoralmusic.co.uk) whose midi files for some of the pieces here have been adapted for this website.

Music for use from September 2023

NOTE: If you click on the column under "Youtube?" (if it is not blank) you may find a reasonable quality actual performance, sometimes including a rolling score for good measure. Should you find a number (EG 5:50) this is the minutes and seconds offset to the start of the piece.

Title of Piece
In performance order Composer Versions for each part Youtube?

A Ceremony of Carols
Ladies only Benjamin Britten Click here to access the whole work 0.0

A New Year Carol
100 Caols for Choirs p122 Benjamin Britten Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

Jubilate Deo Benjamikn Britten Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

Ding Dong Merrily on High
Noel p25 Arr. Wood Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

Adam Lay Ybounden
Noel p2 Boris Ord Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

Bethlehem Downl Warlock Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

Still, Still, Still
100 Carols for choirs P306 Arr. Ledger Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

I Sing of a Maiden
Noel p49 Berkley Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

No Small Wonder
Noel Book P105 Paul Edwards Sop 1 Sop 2 Alt 1 Alt 2 Ten 1 Ten 2 Bass 1 Bass 2 0.0

There is no Rose
Noel p209 Joubert Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

Rocking
Noel p175 arr. Hill Sop 1 Sop 2 Alt 1 Alt 2 Ten 1 Ten 2 Bass 1 Bass 2 0.0

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
(With percussion)
Noel p224 Gardner Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
(Without percussion)
Noel p224 Gardner Sop Alt Ten Bass 0.0

NOTES:

Access Previous MIDI Practice Files:

If you wish to address midi files from the Whole Works section, or files used for previous concerts click the item identified below, or choose the option to access all files.

Technical Notes on Midi file structure.

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