MIDI Music in Traditional and Other Styles

This page contains a selection of MIDI files in a range of Traditional and Other Styles of Music, grouped into sections. These same music pieces can also generally be downloaded as MP3 Files or as Sheet Music. For more MIDI Music which is free to download, check out our Classical MIDI and Original MIDI Sections.

Midi Files of Christmas Carols:

In the run up to Christmas, Carols seem to be everywhere: on television, on the radio, in shops and more. Here are a selection of MIDI files of Christmas Carols, arranged for keyboard (piano or organ) or for guitar:

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Traditional
Once in Royal David's City - Henry J. Gauntlett
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night - Traditional
What Child is this? (Greensleeves) - Traditional
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem - Traditional
Joy to the World by Lowell Mason
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Felix Mendelssohn
Silent Night by Franz Gruber
Away in a Manger by W. J. Kirkpatrick
The First Nowell - Traditional
Good Christian Men Rejoice - Traditional
The Holly and the Ivy - Traditional
Deck the Halls (with Boughs of Holly) - Traditional
God rest you Merry Gentlemen - Traditional
A Coventry Carol - Traditional
The Huron Carol - Traditional
The Wexford Carol - Traditional

christmas tree

Hymns and Church Music:

There is an enormous range of music to draw from in this category, and we select here only a representative sample from our favourites:

Amazing Grace by William Walker
Bringing in the Sheaves by George Minor
Rock of Ages by Thomas Hastings
Shall We Gather at the River by Robert Lowry
Onward Christian Soldiers by Arthur Sullivan
Tallis' Canon by Thomas Tallis
Third Mode Melody by Thomas Tallis
Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn
Bridal Chorus by Richard Wagner

Occasional:

Auld Lang Syne is a traditional melody used to mark the togetherness of a group or community at the close of an event, but particularly to mark the midnight clock chimes for a New Year.

Auld Lang Syne

Joplin, Scott (1868-1917):

Scott Joplin picture Scott Joplin grew up in the time and place where a new music was evolving. He was one of the pioneers of ragtime making a name for himself with "Maple Leaf Rag". Usually credited solely to Jopin, "Swipesy" was a collaboration with his pupil Arthur Marshall. Scott Joplin is almost an exact contemporary of Debussy, and in fact influenced some of his work. Ragtime in general and Scott Joplin in particular reached a new audience when "The Entertainer" was used on the soundtrack to the movie "The Sting".

MIDI files of Military Bugle Calls:

bugle These are traditional pieces which have been used by the armed forces for centuries as a means of communication. The bugle can be heard over long distances, and is an effective way to communicate simple information and orders to a large number of people. The calls are frequently used to signal events requiring action, a familiar one being the "Charge" of the US Cavalry as shown and heard in many Western movies. Perhaps the best-know of all bugle calls is "The Last Post". This marks the end of the day, and is also used as a mark of respect for the dead at funerals and commemorative ceremonies. To mark the start of the day, different forces from different parts of the world use different tunes. The "Rouse" is a short wake-up call, and the "Reveille" is a longer call used under similar circumstances.

Jean-Baptiste Lemire:

This waltz is an example of French brass band music. The music of Jean-Baptiste Lemire is preserved and promoted by Tanguy Lemire whose web-site includes music and material about his grandfather.

Lelette (for keyboard)