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Computerized system for imparting an expressive microstructure to succession of notes in a musical score

Patent 4704682 Issued on November 3, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject November 3, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Application

No. 06/552075 filed on 11/15/1983

US Classes:

84/622Tone synthesis or timbre control

Examiners

Primary: Ruggiero, Joseph
Assistant: Jablon, Clark A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

G10H 5/00 (20060101)
G10H 1/02 (20060101)

Abstract

A computerized system into which is fed the nominal values of a musical score, the system acting to process these values with respect to the amplitude contour of individual tones, the relative loudness of different tones in a succession thereof, changes in the duration of the tones and other deviations from the nominal values which together constitute the microstructure of the music notated by the score. The system yields the specified tones of the score as modified by the microstructure, thereby imparting expressivity to the music that is lacking in the absence of the microstructure.

Other References

  • Ward, Brice, Electronic Music Circuit Guidebook, TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, 1975, 27-29
  • Clynes, Manfred, "Secrets of Life in Music," Analytica, Mar. 1985, 3-15
  • Clynes, Manfred, "Music Beyond the Score," Somatics, vol. 1, No. 5, Autumn-Winter 1985, 4-14
  • Beyer, William H. (Editor), CRC Standard Mathematical Tables, 26th Edition, The Beta Function, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., 1981, 400
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