The Age of Sound
http://www.midiworld.com/classic.htm
Manipulating sound and music through technological and electronic means has always played an important role in music history. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is an industry-standard protocol that uses varied electronic musical equipment to communicate with one another in order to gain a specific sound. Here, MIDI is implemented on several classical composers’ works, from the famed Brahms to the much-revered Tchaikovsky. Each composer is alphabetized and classified by national origin, and for the viewer’s convenience, each file is given its file size. And the site has a small section of downloadable jazz files with which to sample and a link to MIDI jazz files.
by Jeff Boyce
Manipulating sound and music through technological and electronic means has always played an important role in music history. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is an industry-standard protocol that uses varied electronic musical equipment to communicate with one another in order to gain a specific sound. Here, MIDI is implemented on several classical composers’ works, from the famed Brahms to the much-revered Tchaikovsky. Each composer is alphabetized and classified by national origin, and for the viewer’s convenience, each file is given its file size. And the site has a small section of downloadable jazz files with which to sample and a link to MIDI jazz files.
by Jeff Boyce
