package solfege 3.9.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Binary package hint: solfege

dieter@dieter-mbp:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.1
Release: 8.04

dieter@dieter-mbp:~$ apt-cache policy solfege
solfege:
  Installed: 3.9.3-4
  Candidate: 3.9.3-4
  Version table:
 *** 3.9.3-4 0
        500 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
dieter@dieter-mbp:~$ dpkg -l | egrep -i 'timidity|solfege'
iU solfege 3.9.3-4 Ear training program for GNOME2
iF timidity 2.13.2-19ubuntu1 Software sound renderer (MIDI sequencer, MOD

(...)
Setting up timidity (2.13.2-19ubuntu1) ...
 * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation... [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript timidity, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing timidity (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of solfege:
 solfege depends on timidity; however:
  Package timidity is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing solfege (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up git-gui (1:1.5.4.3-1ubuntu2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 timidity
 solfege
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up timidity (2.13.2-19ubuntu1) ...
 * Starting TiMidity++ ALSA midi emulation... [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript timidity, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing timidity (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of solfege:
 solfege depends on timidity; however:
  Package timidity is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing solfege (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 timidity
 solfege

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 10 12:58:37 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: solfege 3.9.3-4
PackageArchitecture: amd64
SourcePackage: solfege
Title: package solfege 3.9.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic x86_64