Merry Christmas 1994

½ 1994 John Eidsvoog

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This ZIP file includes four MIDI files which I've prepared as a Christmas
gift for 1994.  You may freely distribute the files, however the
compositions and arrangements belong to me and are protected by copyright
laws.  You may use them only for your listening enjoyment.  Other uses are
prohibited without my consent.

These four files were performed as piano pieces and will therefore sound
best when played with a piano sound.  I performed them live in real time. 
They are unquantized and are not synced to a metronome or click track (you
should turn off your metronome).  The performances were captured by MIDI
Spy, the real-time background MIDI recorder from CodeHead Technologies. 


The Eidsvoog 1994 Christmas Card
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My wife Julie and I have traditionally prepared a small composition which
we send out as our Christmas card each year.  I compose a piece (loosely,
a theme and variation on a Christmas song) and Julie does the copy work
(which is her profession).  This year's piece is fashioned after God Rest,
Ye Merry Gentlemen (subtitled "Got Rest, Ye Married Gentlemen?"). 

This piece marks the tenth in our series of Christmas cards prepared this
way.  I hope to publish them in a book soon.



Carol of the Bells
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This arrangement tosses out the traditional 3/4 feel of Carol of the Bells
and bounces it around in 6/8, with a couple of jazz choruses in the
middle. 



Spinning Song, by Felix Mendelssohn
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This composition comes from Mendelssohn's "Songs Without Words".  It's
quite fast, and fun to play.



Sleigh Ride
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I woke up a few days ago singing Sleigh Ride in 7/8 time.  It fits quite
nicely (although there are two places where there are two bars of 5/8).




I hope you enjoy these pieces of music.  Merry Christmas.


John Eidsvoog
CodeHead Technologies

GEnie address: J.EIDSVOOG.1