MIDI and Audio Downloads for the

Theory, Aural Skills, and Composition Resources

 

Dr. Justin Henry Rubin © 2006


Common Practice Musical Forms

20th Century and Modern Techniques

Techniques of Orchestration


Basso Ostinato

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

Example 3. download (MIDI)

Example 4. download (MIDI)

Example 5. download (MIDI)

Complete score. download (MIDI)  download (Audio mp3 - two manual organ arrangement)

 

Basso Ostinato with Tonicizations and Modulations

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

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Binary Forms

A. Minuet

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - violin, clarinet, harp, and violoncello arrangement)

B. Allemande

Example download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - piano version)

C. Step-by-Step

Example 2b. download (MIDI)

Example 2c. download (MIDI)

Example 3. download (MIDI)

Example 4. download (MIDI)

Example 5. download (MIDI)

Example 6. download (MIDI)

Example 7. download (MIDI)

Example 8. download (MIDI)

Example 9. download (MIDI)

Example 10. download (MIDI)

Example 11. Complete Composition download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - harpsichord)

 

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Ternary Forms

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

Complete score. download (MIDI)  download (Audio mp3)

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Sonata Form

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

Example 3. download (MIDI)

Example 4. download (MIDI)

Example 5. download (MIDI)

Example 6. download (MIDI)

Complete score. download (MIDI)  download (Audio mp3)

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Canons

Two-Part Canons

A. Simple two-part canon at the octave

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

Example 3. download (MIDI)

Example 4. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - flute and marimba arrangement)

B. Simple two-part canon at intervals other than the octave

Example 1. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - flute and marimba arrangement)

Example 2. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - clarinet and bass clarinet arrangement)

Example 3. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - harp and vibraphone arrangement)

C. Two-part inversion canon at the octave

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)  download (Audio mp3 - clarinet and bassoon arrangement)

D. Two-part augmentation canon at the octave

Example download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - flute and harp arrangement)

Three-Part Canons

A. Simple three-part canon at the octave

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

Example 3. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - woodwind trio arrangement)

Example 4. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - woodwind trio arrangement)

B. Three-part canon at intervals other than the octave

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - mixed ensemble arrangement)

Example 3. download (MIDI)

Example 4. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - brass quartet arrangement)

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Fugue

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

Example 3. download (MIDI)

Example 4. download (MIDI)

Example 5. download (MIDI)

Example 6. download (MIDI)

Example 7. download (MIDI)

Example 8. download (MIDI)

Example 9. download (MIDI)

Example 10. download (MIDI)

Complete score: download (MIDI)  download (Audio mp3 - piano version)  download (Audio mp3 - harpsichord version)

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Aria

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

Example 3. download (MIDI)

Example 4. download (MIDI)

Example 5. download (MIDI)

download (Audio mp3 - voice [flute] and harpsichord version)
download (Audio mp3 - voice [flute], strings and harpsichord version)

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Chorale Settings

A. Original Setting (Samuel Scheidt)

Example download (MIDI)
               download (Audio mp3 - organ version) download (Audio mp3 - brass quartet arrangement)

B. Chorale Fughetta

Example download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

C. Chorale Bicinium

Example download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

D. Ornamented Chorale

Example download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

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Theme and Variation

Theme. download (MIDI)

Variation 1. download (MIDI)

Variation 2. download (MIDI)

Variation 3. download (MIDI)

Variation 4. download (MIDI)

Variation 5. download (MIDI)

Complete score. download (MIDI)  download (Audio mp3)

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Quartal Harmony

Ternary Example. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Fugue Example. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Chorale Example. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

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Synthetic Scales

A. Lyric Ternary Piece using a Synthetic Scale

Synthetic Scale. download (MIDI)

Lyric Piece. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

B. Rhythmic Ternary Piece using a Synthetic Scale

Synthetic Scale. download (MIDI)

Triads. download (MIDI)

Seventh Chords. download (MIDI)

Rhythmic Piece. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

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Polytonality

A. Bitonal Composition

Guitar Piece. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - guitar recording by Andrew Hull)

B. Polychordal Composition

Piano Piece. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

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Nonfunctional Tonality

A. Planing

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

B. Chord "Progressions"

Example download (MIDI)

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Composing With Sets

Piano Piece. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

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Dodecaphony

A. Dodecaphonic Pre-Compositional Process

The Four Basic Forms:

Prime download (MIDI)
Retrograde download (MIDI)
Inversion download (MIDI)
Retrograde-Inversion download (MIDI)

BLyrical Dodecaphonic Piece

Lyric Piece. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

C. Rhythmic Dodecaphonic Piece

Rhythmic Piece. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

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Process Music [Minimalism]

A. Additive Process

Example 1. download (MIDI)

Example 2. download (MIDI)

Example 3. download (MIDI)

Example 4. download (MIDI)

Complete Piece. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - ensemble arrangement)

B. Phasing Process

Example 1. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - harp and vibraphone arrangement)

Example 2. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3 - ensemble arrangement)

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Aleatoric Music

A. Live Aleatoric Music

Aleatoric Quartet download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Aleatoric Trio download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

B. Pre-Compositional Indeterminacy

Aleatoric Sextet download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

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Mass Sonority

Example 1. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 2. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 3. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 4. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 5. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 6. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

 

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Microtonality


[Please note that MIDI samples are not available for the chapter on microtonality.]

Example 1. download (Audio mp3)

Example 2. download (Audio mp3)

 

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Type I Orchestration

Example 1. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 2. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 3. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 4. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

 

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Type II Orchestration

Example 1. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

Example 2. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

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Type III Orchestration

Orchestral Bagatelle. download (MIDI) download (Audio mp3)

 

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