Disklavier

Anyone even slightly serious about classical music is interested in the composition, the performer, the composer, the key in which it is written, and many other details which cannot be adequately displayed due to limitations in the dispay device itself, the MIDI file standards, and software. Knowing immediately what is being played and by whom is the very minimum of information most serious listeners need in order to fully enjoy the music. Flailing around on the Internet is not useful. This information should be embedded in the MIDI file and be fully displayable, along with other details. Most of us are knowledgable about classical music Internet resources and how to employ them, but this is not a viable alternative to having the information displayed while the piece is being played, or when one is trying to attempting to locate such a piece from thousands of others. I have resorted to the PC and an external database for this purpose, but this is not ideal arrangement. One does not take along a PC to a piano recital or a symphony concert to learn the full name of the composition to be performed, by whom it was composed, and by whom is will be performed.. This is all written down in the program handed you by the usher. The MIDI file is, or should be, the technological substitute for the written program and provide the same essential information, to be read easily on a sofa twenty feet away from the display. Anything less than that diminishes the quality of the experience of listening. Hopefully, Yamaha understands this, and over time, will address it adequately. As it stands now, what we have is as primitive as a Model T Ford!

----- Original Message -----

From: ISKI1@...

To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7:46 AM

Subject: Re: [disklavier] Re: piano-e-competition

I guess everyone has there own preferences but I would think the competition is about the performer and not the composer.

If you are just interested in classical pieces and don't want to sort through several compositions of the same composer and title I would recommend the following website.

http://www.piano-midi.de/

If you have a Mark IV or a PC connected to your piano the page has a nice lay out for choosing any composer or title you want.

Here are a few other nice websites.

http://www.bachcentral.com/midiindexcomplete.html

http://hometown.aol.com/drlubetsky/index.html?f=fs

http://www.jacksirulnikoff.com/#midi

http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/4234/enter.html

Enjoy