Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.RMI

Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.RMI is a .rmi midi file that can be found in the Media folder alongside other Classical .rmi midis, Passport.mid, Clouds.mid and Canyon.mid on Windows 95. It can also be found on Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT and Windows 2000.

This .rmi file is more unique however; Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy uses "Program Change"; 3 Acoustic Bass instruments change into Tremolo Strings. The only other Classical .rmi midi file that this midi file shares this feature with is In the Hall of the Mountain King.

It is a midi rendition of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

The midi file lasts for 1 minute, 48 seconds (1:48). It plays at 60 BPM.

Interestingly, in Windows Chicago (Windows 95 Beta), the Classical RMI Midis didn't exist yet (and neither did Clouds.mid). However, both Passport & Canyon (and Skiing.avi) are present: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpajSsmxk7A&t=2000.

Sadly, in Windows ME Build 2419 (Windows ME Beta 2), a prototype of Windows ME; no midi files exist in the Media folder:

Proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk2wkFSOR64&t=700 (pause at 11:42. and even though blurred, you can see that all the midi files have been removed in this build of Windows ME; the media player is set to "All Files", but there's no midis or RMI midis anywhere.

As of Windows ME and later, it was removed alongside of all the other Classical .rmi midis in favor of Onestop.mid, which is evidenced by Onestop's comment saying “Add cool MIDI files to replace bad old ones". However, it was this specific midi file that was quoted as an example of one of these "bad old" midis.

Pictures
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy on Windows NT

Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy on Windows 2000

Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions Version
When installing Windows 3.0 with Multimedia Extensions, an identical, yet slightly faster version of this midi plays as an audio test to check if the sound is working, alongside an animated music box picture.

It can be heard in this YouTube video: Installing Windows 3.0 MME in DOSBox.

However, with careful listening, it actually isn't the same midi, but a separate midi file that may have been created by Passport Designs, since it does come embedded in the same software that features the Passport Design's Multimedia Jukebox (Tandy Multimedia Demo Menu).

Instruments
Oboe 3x

Clarinet

Glockenspiel

Acoustic Bass 4x

Tremolo Strings 3x

Celesta

Comments (Midi Information)
N/A

Listen to Midi
Be aware that this is an .rmi file, a different type of midi file; not all Media Players can play these files. If you're unsure of what Media Players & Editing tools support .rmi files, here's a guide of Programs that can open .rmi files.

Since the midi file was designed to run on an OPL soundcard such as an OPL3, the midi file will sound drastically different on newer versions of Windows and Emulators since they use a Roland Wavetable General Midi soundcard.

(Note: If you're using Google Chrome or Opera, the midi file will download instead)

Listen to Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy.RMI: http://cs.gettysburg.edu/~duncjo01/archive/icons/OEM/windows/win_2000_icons_and_more_by_alexstrand7/Audio/Dance%20of%20the%20Sugar-Plum%20Fairy.RMI

Mirror Link: http://soundblaster16.net/midi-d/Dance%20of%20the%20Sugar-Plum%20Fairy.RMI

Last Resort Mirror Links
If all the links above are broken, these Archive.org mirror links are most likely to work. However, using right-click to download the midis results in the file becoming corrupted upon download. They can only be saved by left-clicking on them.

Archive Link 1: Archive of the gettysburg link

Archive Link 2: https://web.archive.org/web/20200402214000/http://soundblaster16.net/midi-d/Dance%20of%20the%20Sugar-Plum%20Fairy.RMI

Other Soundcards
Note: The original version of this midi file is the OPL3 (Soundblaster 16) version.

Microsoft GS/GM Wavetable Synth (Default Soundcard): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUMYm_Tc59M

OPL3 (Soundblaster 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLMjWm564jg - Note: This version has added reverb, and will differ from the original version. If there is a better version with no reverb, replace this video.

OPL3 SB16 Voyetra SuperSAPI: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Gravis Ultrasound: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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Yamaha YMF724: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

DOSMID (MS-DOS): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Apple Mac: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Midi Devices
Roland SC-55: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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Roland MT-32 (MUNT): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Keyboards
Korg MicroARRANGER Keyboard: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Yamaha PSR-S950: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Phones
Nokia x3-00 Phone: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...