My Songs
I composed them using
a particular software synthesizer, except the last one in mp3 with lyrics. So if your synthesizer is different
from mine, you cannot get my desired effects - and you might as well not
listen to them.
If you have time to waste to listen to them, please also download the synthesizer - you'll notice a big difference with and without it.
The Songs:
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Christmas |
xmAS.mid |
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Incidentally, this song is written in the summer of 2000, not in Christmas. It is entitled Christmas because it is based on the theme of a famous Christmas song. The song has 3 major themes - one is the christmas song theme; the second theme (a very playful one) enters unexpectedly at 1'08; and the third theme (with a solemn mood) enters at 5'25, after the interplay between the first and second themes. The whole song concludes with a polyphony of the second and third themes (with contrasting moods!!) at 6'46, with a coda (7'14) where the Christmas theme returns (hardly noticably!!) in the glockenspiel.
This song is a nostalgic recall of childhood memories during Christmas. It starts with a solo glockenspiel playing the Christmas theme - portraying a lonely mood before the strings enter. The interplay between the first 2 themes in the development section represents the joy of Christmas, while the solemn third theme changes the mood drastically. A struggle between the 2 moods wraps up the song. The conclusion is the return of the Christmas theme in the glockenspiel, no longer lonely this time, but with warm string accompaniments.
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The Ball |
123.mid |
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This song has a pentatonic theme, also a 5/4 rhythm. Consider it a journey through a dance-floor at a ball. Watch for the bells after the waltz section. Count them!! There are 12 strikes in total - it's midnight. After that is a romantic boat-tour, under a stary night (use your imagination)...
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Ballade |
r3.mid |
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The composition of this song spans a long period of time. The first half of the song is composed in the first quarter of my freshman year - the mood is light-hearted, the campus is green, full of joy.
The second half of the song (after 3'00) is written in Winter 2000 (sophomore year), and revolves around a central theme introduced by the solo cello at 3'12.
After the second exposition of the theme by the piano, at 5'25 comes a more solemn section. It is written at 4am some night, where it is raining harshly outside. The piano percussion captures the rain and thunder, while the duet by the string reflects the mood that night. The final recap is at 7'40, where the central theme returns after a distant journey...
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Computer-composed Joplin Rag |
generated by Jimmy's version of SARA program |
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I am no jazz composer... but my computer is!! This song is composed using a computer program I modified, and a database of Joplin rags. The result is surprisingly impressive - it sounds like jazz!!
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| 5. |
moon (mp3 3.6MB) |
moon.mp3|
lyrics|
score (pdf ~800kb) |
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This is my only song with lyrics. A gift of
parting. It's more touching to the observer than the receiver of the gift.
Some girl wrote, "I would cry if somebody wrote me this song". I doubt it.
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