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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
File download area
Find your voice in the table alongside the piece of music you wish to hear or load down.
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 April 2024
Title of Piece Composer Versions for each part Youtube?
Fron the Bavarian Highlands
Midi files now available 2/3/24Edward Elgar
Full Work
Seven Partsongs Stanford
Full Work
As Torrents in Summer Elgar
Sop
Alt
Ten
Bas
0.0s
Give Unto the Lord
See Note 1Elgar
Sop 1
Sop 2
Alt 1
Alt 2
Ten 1
Ten 2
Bass 1
Bass 2
0.0
Geistliches Lied (sacred Song) Brahms
Sop
Alt
Ten
Bass
0.0
NOTES:
Access Previous MIDI Practice Files:
Technical Notes on Midi file structure.
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