The real classics!
I've always loved this kind of music, especially the symphonic pieces.
With the onset of midi sequencing, and the ever-improving quality of available samples and synthesizers, anyone can conduct their own personnal orchestra. The real key is in the sequencing, and don't let anyone fool you into thinking that sequencing works of this magnitude, and doing a quality job of it, is anything less than a monumental undertaking. I know, since I was unable to locate a midi file for the Schubert piece presented below, and had to do it myself. It'll be a long time before I try that again!
Most of the works presented here have been rendered from midi files gathered from across the web. I've had to do some editting to adapt the files for use with the synthesizers I have at hand. Regardless of that, where I know the original sequencers' names, I've creditted them - they most assuredly deserve it! I couldn't have done any of this without the start they provided.
And it just keeps getting better! This page will be undergoing some serious revision - I've added a new "tool" to the arsenal, Propellerhead's Reason/Record. I've been a Reason user for some time, and with the addition of Record, it's taken the step to the next level. Sousa's "Semper Fidelis" in the listing here is a perfect example. Heretofore, that entire genre had been unattainable with any degree of realism. Give it a listen, I think you'll agree - the Reason/Record combo is not just a worthy tool, it's an excellent one!
Semper Fidelis
-John Phillip Sousa (1854-1932)Sequenced by Scott Anderson
Quartet for Flute, Guitar, Viola, and Cello
-Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
1 - Moderato
2 - Menuetto
3 - Lento e patetico
4 - Zingara
5 - Tema con variazioni
Sequenced by Bill Heinowski
Symphony #6 - Pastorale
-Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827)
1 - Allegro ma non troppo
2 - Andante molto mosso
3-4 - Allegro - Allegretto
Sequenced by M. Ishii
