SONGS.TXT --------- Documentation about the songs included with the MIDI Spy Demo Songs by John Eidsvoog Friday, December 6, 1991 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've include three song files with the MIDI Spy Demo. These are all original compositions or arrangements and are all copyrighted by Eids-Kid Music Publishing Company. They may be distributely freely as long as they remain unaltered and retain the copyright notice embedded within the songs and files. The songs may not be used in any other form, including but not limited to recordings, printed copies, or other derivative forms. Thank you. I hope you enjoy the songs and the MIDI Spy Demo. John Eidsvoog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SECURE.MSQ - Secure Your Meat ½ 1983 Eids-Kid Music "Secure Your Meat" was written as a "bumper" (a short musical cue for playing in and out of commercials) for the John Davidson Show. The title is derived from a comment made to John during a instructional segment about table etiquette. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WALTSMBA.MSQ - Walt's Samba ½ 1983 Eids-Kid Music Walt's Samba is another bumper written for the John Davidson Show. It's a lively samba in 3/4 time (a waltz). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ XMASONGS.MST - A set of Christmas Inventions by John Eidsvoog It has been a tradition with my wife Julie and me to create our own Christmas cards ever since we were married in 1970. Over the years, many of the cards have been fugues, canons, or inventions based on one or more traditional Christmas songs. Our musical friends have come to look forward to receiving our musical Christmas cards to find out what new ideas we've incorporated into them. This MIDI Spy song set contains seven of these compositions. I hope you enjoy them. Deck the Halls / We Wish You a Merry Christmas / Silent Night ½ 1978 Eids-Kid Music The invention opens with the theme from "Deck the Halls" with hints of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and a short segment from "Silent Night" at the end. Joy to the Fugue ½ 1982 Eids-Kid Music This fugue is written in 7/8 time and contains various themes from "Joy to the World". If you're sharp, you'll hear a few strains from "Hark the Herald Angels" sliding by. Twelve Days of Christmas Invention ½ 1985 Eids-Kid Music The popular "Twelve Days of Christmas" gets bent and twisted to fit my sense of humor in this invention. O Come All Ye Faithful Fugue ½ 1986 Eids-Kid Music A unique treatment of "O Come All Ye Faithful" flows through this composition. There are snippets of "Good King Wenceslaus" and "Jingle Bells" toward the end for those who are clever enough to discern them. I Saw Three Tannenbaums Upon a Midnight Clear ½ 1987 Eids-Kid Music This piece bounces rhythmically between 6/8 and 3/4 time as it reveals portions of "Oh Tannenbaum" and "I Saw Three Ships". It ends with a short trip through "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear". Away on a First Noel Canon ½ 1990 Eids-Kid Music This canon affords equal time to "The First Noel" and "Away in a Manger" with a trailing touch of "Jingle Bells". Put a Torch to Annette Jezebella ½ 1991 Eids-Kid Music Here's an irreverent look at "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella". It flows along rather nicely in 7/8 time.