Playing MID(I) music files in QuickTime Player?

Hello.
It looks like Apple removed MID(I) music file support to play back in its newer software versions like Mac OS X 10.8.5's iTunes and QuickTime Player. Even the latest VideoLAN Client Media Player can't play them. Is there a good free player software or an addon that can and use SoundFont files?
Thank you in advance.

QuickTimeKirk wrote:
Apple removed support for MIDI playback in QuickTime version 10 but it is still supported in QuickTime Player 7.
QuickTime Player 7 for Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later
Wow, so it is safe to install and use in the (lat/new)est Mac OS X versions?

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