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Scott Joplin: Bethena - A Concert Waltz
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We add a new ragtime piece to our catalogue of Scott Joplin's piano rags. "Bethena" is a ragtime waltz and so it is quite unusual, since a waltz has 3 beats in a bar whereas most ragtime pieces have 2 or 4 beats in a bar. This work is also a neat tie-in with last week's review of the soundtrack to "Benjamin Button" since it is the final track on the second album. We provide the piece in the following formats:
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Solace by Scott Joplin, now including video :
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We've started including videos along with certain pieces of sheet music available on mfiles. First up in the Scott Joplin Ragtime collection is one of our favourite rags Solace:
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New Sheet Music for Christmas Carols
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As Winter rapidly approaches and we start to think about Christmas preparations, it is time to practice your favourite Christmas Carols again. Firstly our regular contributor Glenn Jarrett has provided another guitar arrangement, this time for "Once in Royal David's City". Here is the complete set of his Christmas Carol arrangements:
And here you can access our arrangements for piano and other instruments including violin, viola, cello, double bass, oboe, flute, piccolo, recorder, bassoon, clarinet, cor anglais, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, french horn, bass tuba, guitar and tuned percussion. Open up the "play" (piano) version of the sheet music to access the "print" versions for different instruments.
- Cradled in a Manger Meanly Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Joy to the World Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Silent Night Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Away in a Manger Play, Print, MIDI, or MP3
- The First Nowell Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Deck the Halls Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- A Coventry Carol Play, Print, Midi or MP3
- The Holly and the Ivy Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Once in Royal David's City Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- What Child is This? (Greensleeves) Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Oh Little Town of Bethlehem Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- Good Christian Men Rejoice Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
- God rest you Merry Gentlemen Play, Print, MIDI or MP3
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Popular Wedding Music :
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Although Weddings take place all year round, the summer months are a popular time in the hope of sunshine and flowers and a chance to spend time outdoors. If you are planning or arranging a wedding remember to consider appropriate music for the occasion. We propose a few traditional pieces for the event in our Wedding Music page, including the following classical favourites:
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Church Music and Hymns
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Our recent theme is the influence that the Church has had on the development of music. To illustrate this we highlight the following:
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Military Bugle Calls
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 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.
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Powaqqatsi - Philip Glass
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The striking image on the cover of the Powaqqatsi album shows a boy walking down the side of a dirt road with a huge truck advancing from behind bringing with it a storm of dust which is about to engulf him. This brief moment seems to sum up the film, which observes a range of third world countries moving rapidly from traditional practices of farming, fishing and crafts towards huge sprawling cities, traffic jams and junk food. The music by Philip Glass borrows a number of ideas from "world music" traditions, and weaves these ideas in his own inimitable style into a striking tapestry full of rhythms, soundscapes and themes which are as diverse as the cultures they accompany, yet united in their depiction of a world in transition leaving the observer to ask where is it heading. More...
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Electronic Music
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Whichever way you look at it, the creation and processing of music by electronic methods is a huge industry which grew from small seeds sown more than 100 years ago. Many engineers, musicians and composers have been caught up in the Electronic Music revolution which now permeates many aspects of different media and music genres. With his range of instruments from the Moog Modular to the MiniMoog, Robert Moog (who died in 2005) was one of the key players in that fascinating and complex history. In this article we pay tribute to Robert Moog and those other pioneers who have helped to shape electronic music into what it is today. We have also included mp3 downloads of some of our own electronic classical music. More...
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What is Music?
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 Music is weird stuff. It is just sounds strung together, but it is everywhere - in our homes, cars, shops and restaurants. People build careers in music, popular songs sell in their millions, concerts are attended by thousands, music is played at all sorts of ceremonies, there are radio stations dedicated to playing music, television uses music during soaps, quiz shows and adverts, and films use music to heighten dramas. It is everywhere because we like music, we crave it, it is a powerful phenomenon and it affects our moods. But what is music and why does it affect us so? We try to answer this question in our article What is Music?.
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More Christmas Music
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Here are MP3s of some Christmas Carols sung by Stephen J Miller accompanied on guitar by his brother Philip Daniel Miller. Stephen holds two world records due to his phenomenal voice which can hold a single note steadily for a long time. The final track below demonstrates this talent, performed at a charity event.
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Music to welcome the New Year
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Help us celebrate the New Year with some traditional music associated with the mfiles home of Scotland. Each version is available in different formats and can be played by a variety of instrumental combinations.
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