Introduction
Year Of The Cat
"Al Stewart Year Of The Cat" is a MIDI music piece in Pop Music style, played by an ensemble of 18 instruments including Acoustic Guitar (steel), Bright Acoustic Piano, Fretless Bass, Electric Guitar (jazz), Ensemble Strings, Flute, and Alto Sax.
The total duration of this midi music is 6 minutes and 28 seconds, with a total of 9,214 notes, divided into 14 tracks, and a single tempo of 113bpm.
The key signature marked in the MIDI file is C major, the marked beat is 4/4.
Some MIDI events such as pitch wheel, Channel Volume Control, Pan, Sustain pedal are used, to enhance the quality.
Meta Text
Al Stewart
\On a mor ning from a Bo gart mo vie /In a coun try where they turn back time \You go strol ling through the crowd /like Pe ter Lor re. /Con tem pla ting a crime \She comes out of the sun in a silk dress run ning /Like a wa ter col or in the rain \Don't bo ther as king for ex pla na ti ons /She'll just tell you that she came /in the year of the cat \She does n't give you time for ques tions /As she's lock in' up your arm in hers \An
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Standard Midi File Properties
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Standard
GM1 -
File format
MIDI TYPE 1 -
File size
69.08 KB -
Duration
06:28 -
BPM
113 -
Tracks
10
Channels and Instruments
Used 10 channels, 8 instruments, 10 percussion instruments
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Bright Acoustic Piano
993 notes/chords，avg. pitch C#4
Program ID: 1, Track: 3time: 00:04 - 05:17
pitch: A1 - F#6
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Fretless Bass
782 notes/chords，avg. pitch C#2
Program ID: 35, Track: 4time: 00:38 - 06:27
pitch: E1 - E3
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Acoustic Guitar (steel)
2,090 notes/chords，avg. pitch B3
Program ID: 25, Track: 5time: 00:38 - 06:27
pitch: A2 - B4
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Flute
283 notes/chords，avg. pitch A#4
Program ID: 73, Track: 6time: 01:11 - 05:34
pitch: D4 - F5
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Ensemble Strings
357 notes/chords，avg. pitch D4
Program ID: 48, Track: 7time: 03:15 - 06:24
pitch: E2 - B5
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Acoustic Guitar (steel)
76 notes/chords，avg. pitch F#4
Program ID: 25, Track: 8time: 03:31 - 04:04
pitch: E3 - E5
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Electric Guitar (jazz)
691 notes/chords，avg. pitch C#4
Program ID: 26, Track: 9time: 00:38 - 04:21
pitch: B2 - C#6
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Alto Sax
90 notes/chords，avg. pitch A#4
Program ID: 65, Track: 10time: 04:23 - 06:25
pitch: E2 - G5
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FX 4 (atmosphere)
24 notes/chords，avg. pitch G#5
Program ID: 99, Track: 11time: 05:33 - 06:18
pitch: E5 - B5
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percussion instruments
Acoustic Bass Drum Electric Snare Closed Hi-Hat High Floor Tom Low Tom Open Hi-Hat Crash Cymbal 1 Ride Bell Splash Cymbal Crash Cymbal 2
Tracks
14 tracks are used, 10 tracks have notes
| # | Name | Channel(s) | Instrument(s) |
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| 0 | Year Of The Cat | ||
| 2 | Vocals | ||
| 3 | Piano | 1 | Bright Acoustic Piano |
| 4 | Bass | 2 | Fretless Bass |
| 5 | Guitar | 3 | Acoustic Guitar (steel) |
| 6 | Flute | 4 | Flute |
| 7 | Strings | 5 | Ensemble Strings |
| 8 | Guitar2 | 6 | Acoustic Guitar (steel) |
| 9 | Guitar3 | 7 | Electric Guitar (jazz) |
| 10 | Sax | 8 | Alto Sax |
| 11 | FX4 | 9 | FX 4 (atmosphere) |
| 12 | Drums | 10 | Acoustic Bass DrumElectric SnareClosed Hi-HatHigh Floor TomLow TomOpen Hi-HatCrash Cymbal 1Ride BellSplash CymbalCrash Cymbal 2 |
Very cool arragment!!