Con MIDI si possono indicare due cose:
Il MIDI è nato negli anni ottanta e, nonostante possa essere soppiantato da protocolli moderni molto più performanti, è rimasto pressoché inalterato ed è tuttora intensamente utilizzato nella produzione di musica elettronica. I motivi risiedono probabilmente nel ruolo di standard pressoché incontrastato che esso ha assunto nell'ambito musicale e nella cura riposta dai progettisti nella stesura delle prime specifiche.
Di fatto, il MIDI ha peculiarità interessanti, tra cui quella che più ci interessa qui è la leggerezza dei file MIDI (nell'ordine dei kB) - Tramite Internet e i software multimediali, il MIDI diventa un media di uso comune. I files Midi si possono inserire nelle pagine web e essere attivati o disattivati a comando.
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Dixie's Land |
(Daniel Decatur Emmett) |
Away down south in de land ob cotton Old times dar am not forgotten Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. |
Coro: Den I wish I was in Dixie Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand To lib and die in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. |
In Dixie Land where I was born in |
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Ole missus marry "Will de Weaber," William was a gay deceiber; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. |
Coro: Den I wish I was in Dixie Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand To lib and die in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. |
But when he put his arm around 'er, |
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His face was sharp as a butcher's cleaber, But dat did not seem to greab' er; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. |
Coro: Den I wish I was in Dixie Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand To lib and die in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. |
Ole missus acted de foolish part, And died for a man dat broke her heart, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. |
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Now here's a health to the next old Missus, An' all de gals dat want to kiss us; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. |
Coro: Den I wish I was in Dixie Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand To lib and die in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. |
But if you want to drive 'way sorrow, Come and hear dis song tomorrow, Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. |
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Dar's buckwheat cakes and Injun batter, Makes you fat or a little fatter; Look away! Look away! Look away! Dixie Land. |
Coro: Den I wish I was in Dixie Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand To lib and die in Dixie, Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. |
Den hoe it down an' scratch your grabble, |
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