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Vexations (Erik Satie), complete (2 versions) - MIDI - zipped.

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The ZIP-file (Vexations-MIDI.zip) contains two interpretations in MIDI-format (Vexa-840-Pfs-2B+1-mf-39-nat.MID and Vexa-840-Pfs-2B+1-mf-26-nat.MID) of the composition called "VEXATIONS", by Erik Satie.

These interpretations conform to:

• 840 repetitions of the "motif";
• Instrument: Pianoforte solo (MIDI channel 1; MIDI instrument 1: Grand Piano);
• Theme of the Bass-line repeated 2 times for every repetition of the "motif" (i.e. once before each half of the motif) + once after the last motif at the end;
• Volume: mezzoforte (which is only of relative importance, except when executed on an analog instrument);
• Tempo:

1. for Vexa-840-Pfs-2B+1-mf-39-nat.MID: 39 quarter-note beats per minute (which amounts to about the same total execution time as at it's creation in 1963 by John Cage et. al.);
2. for Vexa-840-Pfs-2B+1-mf-26-nat.MID: 26 quarter-note beats per minute (which is what the pianist Armin Fuchs, expert in solo-performances of the complete Vexations, considers to be their correct tempo);

• Executed as if a ♮ preceded the A on the 6th beat of the 2nd half of the motif.

No other expression applied.

For a further discussion regarding execution of the "Vexations", see: Vexations article

The ZIP-file produced and uploaded by user:Francis Schonken should be bug/virus-free. If there are nonetheless problems, please report here

[edit] Copyright and licensing info

[edit] Enclosed MIDI-formatted music

[edit] For Satie's original sheet music on which the enclosed music files are based

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Note: Satie's original Vexations music "might" be Public Domain in US or other countries - since however I have not been able to establish this unambigously (except for France, where it is unambiguously not in the Public Domain), I thought it the safer option to publish it in Wikipedia under "Fair use". If anyone can add more updated copyright information on Satie's Vexations, please do so! --Francis Schonken 12:54, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] For the interpretation, performance, rendering of this music

--engineered by Francis Schonken--

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[edit] For the enclosed TXT file

--author: Francis Schonken--

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