Hungarian folk dance music and songs, arranged as MIDI files by Robert Szlizs (Galánta, 1999), with contributions from Joseph Fábián (Budapest) and Dave Clarke, plus a sister collection by Krisztián Pálmai (Drégelypalánk) — the two met at the Nagyvázsony MIDI Contest, organized by Árpád Győrffy in March 1999. Robert’s “Verbunk” (Bonchida) took 3rd place at that competition.

MIDI files contain playback instructions, not recorded audio — most modern browsers no longer play them inline without a plugin, but they remain small, useful source files for anyone who wants to play or arrange the tunes themselves. Each entry below shows its original duration, file size, and arranger/year credit (szr = Robert Szlizs, fj = Joseph Fábián, dc = Dave Clarke, pk = Krisztián Pálmai).

Dances of Felvidék

• Gömöri (“Vasvári”) verbunk (Men’s Dance of Gömör) [1:29, 10kB, szr-1999]
• Farsangi tőkehúzás (Carnival Dance) [1:58, 9kB, szr-1999]

Dances of Kunság

• Kunverbunkos és friss [2:27, 16kB, szr-1999]

Dances of Dunántúl

• Ugrós (Skipping) [1:26, 12kB, szr-1999]

Dances and Songs of Szatmár

• Verbunk – Part 1 [0:38, 4kB, szr-1997]
• Verbunk – Part 2 [0:38, 4kB, szr-1997]
• Verbunk – Part 3 [0:38, 4kB, szr-1997]
• Lassú csárdás (Három csillag jár az égen) [1:10, 5kB, szr-1998]
• Lassú csárdás (Szivárványos az ég alja) [0:36, 3kB, szr-1998]
• Lassú és friss csárdás (Zavaros a Tisza) [0:27, 3kB, szr-1997]
• Friss csárdás (Szivárványos az ég alja) [0:24, 3kB, szr-1998]
• Pittyedáré [0:45, 4kB, szr-1998]

Dances of Szék

• Sűrű tempó (Fresh Men’s Dance) [1:00, 12kB, fj-1998]
• Sűrű tempó (Fresh Men’s Dance) [0:57, 14kB, fj-1999]
• Ritka és sűrű tempó (Slow and Fresh Men’s Dance) [1:02, 12kB, fj-1998]
• Sűrű tempó (Fresh Men’s Dance) [0:50, 9kB, fj-1998]
• Sűrű tempó – violin part only [0:34, 2kB, dc-1999]
• Keserves (Sad Song) – Le is szálnok, fel is szálnok a fecskék [0:31, 3kB, fj-1998] Original notation by Kallós-Martin-Sztanó in 1969.
• Verbunk (Men’s Dance) [1:20, 11kB, fj-1998]
• Csárdás [0:58, 7kB, fj-1998]
• Csárdás [1:35, 11kB, fj-1998]
• Csárdás (Bonchidai menyecskék) [0:48, 6kB, fj-1998]
• Csárdás [0:52, 6kB, fj-1998]
• Csárdás [1:22, 10kB, fj-1999]
• Magyar tempó [0:52, 14kB, fj-1998]

Dances of Kalotaszeg

• Legényes (Men’s Dance) [1:19, 17kB, szr-1999]

Dances of Lőrincréve

• Pontozó (Men’s Dance) [1:20, 15kB, szr-1998]
• Oreges csárdás (Maros mellett elaludtam) [2:31, 7kB, szr-1998]

Dances of Marosszék

• Mezőkölpényi forgatós és friss [2:10, 25kB, szr-1998]

Dances of Bonchida

• Verbunk [3:20, 32kB, szr-1998] – This midi creation achieved 3rd place on the competition in Hungary, Nagyvázsony, March 1999.
• Lassú, vastaghúros és friss [4:42, 27kB, szr-1999]

Dances of Magyarpalatka

• Szökős [2:29, 19kB, fj-1999]

Dances & Songs of Moldva & Gyimes

• Gyimesi lassú magyaros (Slow Dance) [1:58, 12kB, fj-1999]
• Gyimesi lassú magyaros (Slow Dance) [1:07, 8kB, fj-1999]

Csángó Military Songs of Moldva…

• Azért szerettem [0:14, 2kB, szr-1999]
• Hej, csillag, csillag [0:55, 4kB, szr-1999]
• Az erdő szélibe [0:29, 2kB, szr-1999]
• Lányka megyen az utcán [0:13, 3kB, szr-1999]
• A kicsi madárka [0:26, 3kB, szr-1999]

Csángó Love Songs of Moldva…

• Veress az ég tova felé [0:18, 4kB, szr-1999]
• Kerek a szőlő levele [0:51, 3kB, szr-1999]
• Kisétálék kis kertembe [0:32, 1kB, fj-1999]

Csángó Marriage Songs of Moldva…

• Fut a bácsu ló után [0:14, 3kB, szr-1999]
• Mikor kicsi lányka voltam [0:14, 3kB, szr-1999]
• Hegyen, földön járogatok vala [0:23, 1kB, fj-1999]
• Feljött a nap, szépen ragyog [0:22, 6kB, szr-1999]
• Fejér retek, fekete [0:14, 3kB, szr-1999]
• Mikor leány voltam [0:21, 3kB, szr-1999]

Duos, Trios, Quartettes for Children

• J.Micka-R.Szlizs: Etude for Two Violins & Cello, No.3 [1:21, 3kB, szr-1998]
• H.E.Kayser-J.Micka-R.Szlizs: Etude for Two Violins & Cello, No.4 [1:56, 3kB, szr-1998]
• Rodionov-R.Szlizs: Etude for Two Violins & Cello, No.63 [0:41, 2kB, szr-1998]
• R.Szlizs: Silent Night in Gloria Estefan Style Quintet for Flute (or violin), Two Violins, Viola and Cello [1:20, 4kB, szr-1998]

Classical Music

• Trio sonate in d minor [5:20, 28kB, fj-1999]
• Esti dal (Night Song) [2:23, 2kB, fj-1999]

Own Compositions

• Distorted Requiem [3:26, 11kB, szr-1998]
• Missa Galantiensis [4:01, 29kB, szr-1998]
• March of Pioneers [3:45, 38kB, szr-1998]
• Memory for Freddie [3:03, 25kB, szr-1998]
• Birds’ Talking [1:20, 10kB, szr-1998]
• Ballad of Leslie White (according the Hungarian folk song) [1:29, 5kB, szr-1998]
• Christmas Carol (according the Hungarian folk song) [2:26, 12kB, szr-1998]

Krisztián Pálmai’s Collection

Compositions Based on Hungarian Folk Music. “Through the music of Bartók, I have reached as far as the inexhaustible source of the Hungarian peasant song.” — Krisztián Pálmai

• Kősziklán felfutó… (Uprunning by rocks…) [1:12, 3kB, pk-1999] – Originally collected by Béla Vikár in Fitosváralja. I arranged this song for the piano.
• Bagpipe Music for the Orchestra [5:54, 57kB, pk-Aug.1999] – This piece’s construction is the following: A theme, B theme, development part, A theme, B theme.
• Kecskemés is kiállítja… (Variations on a military song) [10:54, 121kB, pk-1999] – The theme of this composition is a Hungarian military song called Kecskemet is kiallitja. There are six “movements” in this composition: 1.Verbunk 2.Balkan Variation 3.Tango Variation 4.American Variation 5.Improvisato 6.Verbunk Reprise
• 1. Allegro – Playing Children (Let’s cook, let’s cook something) [0:32, 2kB, pk-1999]
• 2. Andante – Children’s Song (Shine, Sun) [0:49, 1kB, pk-1999]
• 3. Andante – (I Have Lost My Pair) [0:47, 1kB, pk-1999]
• 4. Allegro – Pillow Dance (I have lost my handkerchief) [0:53, 3kB, pk-1999]
• 5. Allegretto – Game [1:03, 3kB, pk-1999]
• Búcsú a csillagos égtől (Farewell to the Starry Night) [1:17, 7kB, pk-Aug.1999] – This short composition is an impressionist music with pentatonic melody.