Disklavier

Your plan sounds feasible.  You realize, of course, that there is a 
great deal of interaction that goes on between a performer and a live 
accompanist.  That is, the live accompanist will respond to your cues 
and will adjust her tempo and dynamics to your playing.  Being a robot, 
the Disklavier will do the leading and you will be following. That may 
work all right for you, but you may find it strange at first..

In playing piano duets, with the Disklavier as my partner, I have found 
that it is helpful to place a bar or two of  countdown notes at the head 
of the MIDI file.  That allows me to sync with the Disklavier and to 
give me time to move my hand from the Disklavier's Play Button to the 
keyboard.

You will want MIDI files that were recorded on a Disklavier.  Generally, 
the free stuff that you might find on Internet is worth just what you 
pay for it.  To sound musical, a MIDI file must match the 
characteristics of a Disklavier. Your best strategy would be to have a 
live accompanist accompany you on your Disklavier while you record the 
session to disk or hard drive.  You can later add countdown bars to the 
file.  The Disklavier also gives you the advantage of being able to 
adjust the tempo of the accompaniment for your practice sessions.

Good luck!

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>I am a violinist interested in purchasing a disklavier.  One of the 
>uses I would be interested in exploring is the possibility of using the 
>disklavier to provide violin accompaniments. Can anyone tell me if 
>piano accompaniment midi files (without the violin part) are available 
>for disklavier, or generally if the disklavier can be used in this way?
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