Technique for contouring amplitude of musical notes based on their relationship to the succeeding note
First Claim
1. A technique for imparting an emotionally expressive microstructure to the respective notes in the score of a musical composition constituted by successive notes whose notation gives the nominal value for each note in regard to its pitch and duration, said technique comprising the steps of:
- (A) entering into a digital computer data representing the nominal pitch and duration of each of the successive notes in the musical score to be processed therein;
(B) processing the notes in the computer to contour the amplitude of each note in accordance with its relationship to the succeeding note in the score; and
(C) generating and audibly reproducing tones representing the amplitude-contoured notes in the processed score to impart expression to the reproduced music derived therefrom.
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A technique for imparting an emotionally expressive microstructure to the respective notes in the score of a musical composition constituted by successive notes whose notation gives the nominal value for each note in regard to its pitch and duration. The techinque includes the steps of entering into a digital computer data representing the nominal pitch and duration of each of the successive notes in the musical score to be processed therein; processing the notes in the computer to contour the amplitude of each note in accordance with its relationship to the succeeding note in the score; and generating and audibly reproducing tones representing the amplitude-contoured notes in the processed score to impart expression to the reproduced music derived therefrom.
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1. A technique for imparting an emotionally expressive microstructure to the respective notes in the score of a musical composition constituted by successive notes whose notation gives the nominal value for each note in regard to its pitch and duration, said technique comprising the steps of:
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(A) entering into a digital computer data representing the nominal pitch and duration of each of the successive notes in the musical score to be processed therein; (B) processing the notes in the computer to contour the amplitude of each note in accordance with its relationship to the succeeding note in the score; and (C) generating and audibly reproducing tones representing the amplitude-contoured notes in the processed score to impart expression to the reproduced music derived therefrom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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