pitchr 0.1.0

A small example package

Pitchr

A python library and framework for composing music.

Writing music documentation

Note() class

Init:

• pitch

• duration

• dynamic (piano, forte, crescendo)

• articulation (staccato, accent, fermata)

Usage

Note()

import music
note1 = music.Note(Pitch(), 1, "forte")
note1.note() # C-4
note1.duration() # 1
note1.dynamic() # "forte"
note1.augment() or note1.diminsh()

Building chords

chord1 = music.Chord([note1, note2])
chord1.determine() # "Major third"

Measure(), a collection of notes

measure1 = music.Measure([note1, note2])
measure1.contains(note1) # True
measure1.append(note3)

Staff(), a collection of measures

Init:

• clef
• voice
• measures

staff1 = music.Staff(Clef.TREBLE, Voice.PIANO, measure1)

Part(), a collection of staffs

part1 = music.Part(staff1, tempo, time_signature, key_signature)
part1.add_staff(staff2)
part1.time_signature = 3/4

Score()

score1 = music.Score("My Song", "Wonderful Subtitle", "Author Me", "[e-mail]")
score1.get_author() # "Author Me"
score1.get_title() # "My Song"
score1.add_part(part1)

Contributing

Setting up dependencies

• To create the virtual environment, cd into the project directory and python3 -m venv env
• To install dependencies to the virtual environment, source env/bin/activate && pip3 install -r requirements.txt
• Install these dependencies using your local package manager (ex. sudo apt install python3-dev):
  • python3-dev
  • libasound2

Working on the project

• Before working, activate the environment by source env/bin/activate
• Deactivate by deactivate