Spanish Ladies is a traditional naval song or Sea Shanty. It has been used on several films including "Jaws" which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary. Here are mp3 files of two instrumental versions of this song:
Among Henry Purcell's keyboard music (in his day the main instruments were Harpsichord or Organ) are a number of "Grounds". A Ground is a repeating bass line which serves as the basis for a set of variations. Here is an mp3 file of his quirky Ground in C minor with its idiosyncratic syncopation. More...
Charles-Louis Hanon was a French composer and pianist who devised the well-known and influential Hanon Exercises. On mfiles we have mp3 files for Exercises 1-20 and here are 1-5:
Alessandro Scarlatti was an Italian composer, the father of Domenico Scarlatti and a famous composer of operas and oratorios. However, here is an MP3 File of one of his keyboard works based on the chord sequence known as "La Folia" or "Spanish Folies":
Christian Petzold was a contemporary of Bach, and like him was an organist and composer. A linked pair of Minuets from the composer's Harpsichord Suite found their way into the famous "Bach Notebook". Here are mp3 files for the two minuets:
We have added 2 new Carols and 5 new Hymns to our catalogue, and here are the relevant mp3 files:
"Fem Får Fire Geder" ("Five Sheep Four Goats") is a traditional folk melody from Denmark, first published in the 18th century. The original manuscript (part of a collection of fiddle tunes) is now held in the Danish Royal Library. It has been recorded and performed by various artists, including the Danish String Quartet. Here are 4 mp3 files now added the mfiles library:
Claude Debussy's Children's Corner is a suite for piano dedicated to his daughter. The final movement Cakewalk is already on mfiles and here we present the first movement "Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum". We include mp3 files for the original piano version, and two different arrangements for Flute and Piano:
In total Brahms composed 4 Symphonies, and the theme from the 3rd movement of his Symphony No.3 in F has captured the imagination of other composers and songwriters. Here are MP3 Files for 3 different arrangements of that theme:
"Plaisir d'Amour" is a Love Song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini with words from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. We present mp3 versions of the original Song and 4 different arrangements of Plaisir d'Amour:
Here are some arrangements of baroque works, originally composed for solo instrument plus orchestra. These include mp3 versions of Bach's Badinerie from the Orchestral Suite no.2 and Vivaldi's Largo from Winter of the Four Seasons:
The Prelude (1st movement) from Bach's 1st Cello Suite in G major is one of the most famous works for solo Cello. On mfiles we present mp3 files of 3 different versions of this work:
Domenico Scarlatti was a contemporary of Bach and Handel and an excellent harpsichordist. He is famous as the composer of 555 sonatas, mostly for keyboard, and here are mp3 files of a small selection of sonatas and arrangements:
We have added some additional items to our folk music collection. Representing the "Sea Shanty" we have the traditional "Drunken Sailor" and the popular "Wellerman". We have also added two different versions of the traditional Scottish song "Loch Lomond". Here are the relevant mp3 files:
Bach composed several stand-alone fugues for Organ, and this one in G minor (sometimes called the "Little" Gm Fugue) is the most famous. Here we present MP3 Files for 4 different versions of this fugue:
Dvorak's Humoresques are a set of 8 piano pieces (Op.101) with a light, whimsical nature. The most famous of these is No.7, originally in G-flat major though you can often get simpler versions in G major, and arrangements for many different instruments. Here we have mp3 files for:
Suo Gân is a traditional Welsh lullaby, which has been performed and recorded by many artists from Wales and Worldwide, and famously used in the film "Empire of the Sun". Here are mp3 files of 3 instrumental versions of the folk song:
Our Mp3 music for Remembrance Day includes:
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