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The following files to listen to are in midi format. The music is created by electronic sounds and instruments, which are sequenced by musicians who become the author. The sounds, therefore, do not come from an orchestra, but the result is often pleasenty surprising. Over to you to discover... Read more about what midi files are and how to listen to them.

Dance number 1 for Orchestra (transcription for piano, Hess 100 number 1)

6 minuets for orchestra

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(9 386 Ko)

12 minuets for orchestra (written by Beethoven’s brother Carl, possibly with Ludwig’s help)

12 allemandes for orchestra
(only exists in piano version)

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(13 944 Ko)

WoO 31
1783
2'44"

Fugue for Organ in D major "In geschwinder Bewegung"

WoO 33
1794-1799

5 Movements for flute or musical clock:

WoO 33

5'33

First movement

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(5 223 Ko)

WoO 33

1'23"

Second movement

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(1 407 Ko)

WoO 33

1'57"

Third movement

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(1 886 Ko)

WoO 33

9'36"

Fourth movement

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(9 051 Ko)

WoO 33

4'34"

Fifth movement

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(4 311 Ko)

March, in F major, for musical clock : "Grenadiermarsch"

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(2 840 Ko)

We are tempted to describe this composition as the "original MIDI file." Maelzel had a brisk business selling Beethoven ear-trumpets and inventing the metronome, but one project did not come to much. That was the Panharmonikon, an automatic orchestra...
While no Panharmonikons are known to exist, this MIDI gives an approximation of how the composition must have sounded. The Panharmonikon apparently consisted solely of winds and percussion, namely at least: a piccolo, 4 flutes, 5 oboes, 5 clarinets, 2 bassoons, a contrabassoon, two horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, timpani, triangle, Turkish cymbals, small and large drums, and an organ bass. The composition only consists of the second half of the familiar orchestral version, op. 91. The descriptive "Battle" portion of the composition does not exist in the original...
We have endeavored to make the MIDI file as mechanical as possible, in order to simulate the mechanical operations of the Panharmonikon, and have not used our ordinary humanizing algorithms on this composition...

• Mark S. Zimmer
  has given authorization for the use of his exceptionnal midi files of the Battle of Vittoria.
  Many of Mark's works are on the website Unheard Beethoven. Visit this website for rarely heard, or fragmented works.

• Fiorella e Armando Orlandi
  are kind and assidious correspondents, and, moreover, talented creators of midi files. Thank you to them for entrusting me with their creations, and for being willing to continue on works which I lack!

• Pierre-Jean Chenevez
  shares with us his high quality midi files. Many thanks Pierre-Jean.