The Barbershop Quartet

"The songs that made America a singing nation!"
MULTIMEDIA VOCAL PROGRAM
FROM PG MUSIC

THE BARBERSHOP QUARTET is a professional fully featured music program containing all-time favorite Barbershop songs and an interactive multimedia history of barbershop singing in America.
We've recorded each voice (tenor, lead, baritone and bass) on a separate track, allowing you to listen to each part independently. Powerful multimedia features let you study the arrangements, hear the music, and sing along with a top barbershop quartet.

Made with the assistance of SPEBSQSA, the leading authority of Barbershop in America, this interactive program contains nearly an hour of high quality vocal music plus a fascinating history of barbershop quartets and 'the songs that made America a singing nation'.

Great performances, great notation, great music software!
With seamlessly integrated MultiTrack audio, MIDI, chord symbols, lyrics, and music notation, The Barbershop Quartet turns a typical sound card equipped PC into a vocal performance powerhouse.

Join the group!
The Multimedia features of The Barbershop Quartet give you the ability to mute or solo any audio track independently and study or sing the part yourself. On-screen notation shows you the music, lyrics and chord progressions as the 4-part arrangement scrolls by in perfect time with the quartet.  Unlike an ordinary CD recording, you can precisely control the audio mix by adjusting the volume and balance controls for each voice.

Learning vocal parts has never been easier!

• Separate audio vocal tracks for each part (tenor, lead, baritone and bass).
• Solo, mute, combine and mix the singing tracks independently.
• Transpose the music to the key of your choice.
• Slow parts down for further study with the 1/2 time feature.
• Choose vocal and/or instrumental playback.
• Print all the parts as a full-size 4-part study score.

Versatile multimedia features

• Control audio playback with the mini-mixer window.

• Transpose or change tempo 'on-the-fly'.

• Jump to any position in the song.

• Jukebox mode for continuous play.

• Mark and play your favorite songs.

• Adjust volume, panning settings for individual parts.

• Split the piano into right and left hand parts automatically.

• Play along with the performance in real-time on any instrument.

Hours of beautiful listening music!
Play The Barbershop Quartet through your computer speakers for hours of listening enjoyment. Playback continues in the background of other programs so you can listen to your favorite music while you work. Select your own playlist of favorite songs, or let the program automatically play the entire library. All you need is a personal computer and a love of close harmony singing!

History, biographies and more!
Read about the history of barbershop singing in captivating detail. Learn about the origins of close harmony singing and how it became the barbershop style. Discover a wealth of information about the history of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA), the growth of competitions, and famous quartets from the early days through to modern champions.

System Requirements
Windows: Windows 95, 98, NT or 3.1;
16 MB RAM; any Windows compatible 16 Bit sound card (e.g. SoundBlaster 16, AWE32, AWE64, Ensoniq, Yamaha, etc.); CD-ROM drive

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