Monday, March 26, 2007

Mapping of Numbers to Tones

This information gives you better sense on how the note values used in music can be seen on a number graph. This information gives you a a good visual of what such a graph would look like.

Duration
All digits/numbers map to a specified note value. Digits or groups of digits map to specified note values. The number n of consecutive equal digits/numbers maps to a tied n multiple of a specified note value. The number of digits m of a number maps to the note value 1/m.

Pitch
Digits or groups of digits map to specified pitches, including a pause and change of octave. The number n maps to the pitch n scale steps relative to the pitch of the previously determined tone.

Structure
Digits of numbers of different powers map to separate parts. Parts are initiated later in a piece by numbers satisfying specified conditions.

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