SICK OF BACH?
Try listen to his Partitas before giving up.

This is my MIDI "performance" of Bach 1st Partita in B flat major.

The "Partitas" are, IMHO, the finest set of "dance" pieces among the
Bach keyboard large production.  There are six of them (some say there
are actually seven, if we include the French Overture).

I remember when I first met them, some 15 years ago, it was not that
easy to dig them.  This MIDI version I did carefully, each voice is 
directed to a different MIDI channel with a distinct patch; I hope
this makes the pieces easier to grasp.  Anyway, they are a lot melodic
and it does not take long before you start loving them.  

The pieces are meant to be played in the following sequence:
  PRELUDE - ALLEMANDE - COURANTE - SARABANDE - MENUET - GIGUE

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MIDI INFO

These are GENERAL MIDI files.

Two sets are included in the file bach_p1.zip:

    File bp1_sbw.zip : 
         contains the files ready for SoundBlaster+WaveBlaster
         (if you have only a naked SB, you MUST edit the midi files
          and change some patches, those which sound weird 
          in the Voyetra FM)

         NOTE: The DOS MIDI player from Creative Labs has a bug, which
               causes some "tempo" changes in the MIDI files to be 
               ignored during playback.  
               PLEASE play these files under Windows, just in case.

               bp1pre.mid
               bp1all.mid
               bp1cou.mid
               bp1sar.mid
               bp1men.mid
               bp1gig.mid

    File bp1_gus.zip:
         contains the files for Gravis Ultrasound (256Kb is enough)
               bp1preg.mid
               bp1allg.mid
               bp1coug.mid
               bp1sarg.mid
               bp1meng.mid
               bp1gigg.mid

    Other MIDI setups:
         These are mostly "rough" MIDI files; there are only a few 
         number of controllers and velocity changes.  Only small 
         adjustments should be needed to get them right at your 
         setup.  The patches ARE important, remember to map them 
         using the GENERAL MIDI list.


Let me know how you liked them.
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Mauricio Fabbri.

University of Minnesota           | In Brazil:
Civil and Mineral Engineering     | Space Reserch Institute (INPE)
Minnesota Supercomputer Institute | Lab. for Materials & Sensors(LAS)
Minneapolis MN 55455-0220 USA     | 12225 Sao Jose dos Campos SP
fabbri@msi.umn.edu                | fabbri@las.inpe.br
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