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MusicPlot

plots the pitches contained in music.

Details and Options

MusicPlot returns a single graphic showing the piano roll corresponding to the notes in music.
The music input can be any of the following:
MusicMeasure a MusicMeasure object

MusicVoice a MusicVoice object

MusicScore a MusicScore object
MusicPlot has the same options as Graphics, with the following additions and changes: [List of all options]

Axes	True	whether to draw axes
GridLines	{Automatic,None}	grid lines to draw
PlotLayout	Automatic	plot layout for multiple voices
PlotStyle	Automatic	the styles in which objects are to be drawn
Ticks	{"Beats",Automatic}	axes ticks

In the PlotRange options, the horizontal specification is interpreted as a number of measures and the y specification as a pitch.
PlotRange supports the following special settings:
m {{0,m},Automatic} plot m measures

{m₁,m₂} {{m₁,m₂},Automatic} plot the events from measure m₁ to measure m₂
The horizontal specification can also be a "Beats" quantity (e.g. Quantity[4,"Beats"]).
The pitch specification can also be a MusicPitch object.
ColorData["DefaultPlotColors"] gives the default sequence of colors used by PlotStyle.

List of all options

AlignmentPoint	Center	the default point in the graphic to align with
AspectRatio	Automatic	ratio of height to width
Axes	True	whether to draw axes
AxesLabel	None	axes labels
AxesOrigin	Automatic	where axes should cross
AxesStyle	{}	style specifications for the axes
Background	None	background color for the plot
BaselinePosition	Automatic	how to align with a surrounding text baseline
BaseStyle	{}	base style specifications for the graphic
ContentSelectable	Automatic	whether to allow contents to be selected
CoordinatesToolOptions	Automatic	detailed behavior of the coordinates tool
Epilog	{}	primitives rendered after the main plot
FormatType	TraditionalForm	the default format type for text
Frame	False	whether to put a frame around the plot
FrameLabel	None	frame labels
FrameStyle	{}	style specifications for the frame
FrameTicks	Automatic	frame ticks
FrameTicksStyle	{}	style specifications for frame ticks
GridLines	{Automatic,None}	grid lines to draw
GridLinesStyle	{}	style specifications for grid lines
ImageMargins	0.	the margins to leave around the graphic
ImagePadding	All	what extra padding to allow for labels etc.
ImageSize	Automatic	the absolute size at which to render the graphic
LabelStyle	{}	style specifications for labels
Method	Automatic	details of graphics methods to use
PlotLabel	None	an overall label for the plot
PlotLayout	Automatic	plot layout for multiple voices
PlotRange	All	range of values to include
PlotRangeClipping	False	whether to clip at the plot range
PlotRangePadding	Automatic	how much to pad the range of values
PlotRegion	Automatic	the final display region to be filled
PlotStyle	Automatic	the styles in which objects are to be drawn
PreserveImageOptions	Automatic	whether to preserve image options when displaying new versions of the same graphic
Prolog	{}	primitives rendered before the main plot
RotateLabel	True	whether to rotate y labels on the frame
Ticks	{"Beats",Automatic}	axes ticks
TicksStyle	{}	style specifications for axes ticks

Examples

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Basic Examples (2)

Plot a musical measure:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[MusicMeasure[{"C", "G", "A", "C"}]]

Plot a musical voice:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[MusicVoice[{"C", "G", "A", "C"}]]

Plot a musical score:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[MusicScore[{"C", "G", "A", "C"}]]

Plot a musical score with multiple voices:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[MusicScore[{{"C", "G", "A", "C"}, {"E5", "G5", "D5", "C5"}}]]

Scope (3)

Plot a voice with multiple measures:

Wolfram Language code:

MusicPlot[MusicVoice[Association["MeasureList" -> 
   {MusicMeasure[Association["NoteList" -> 
       {MusicNote[Association["Pitch" -> MusicPitch[Association["Accidental" -> 0, "Key" -> "C"]], 
          "Duration" -> MusicDuration[Association["BeatDuration ... ]}, 
      "TimeSignature" -> MusicTimeSignature[Association["Numerator" -> 4, "Denominator" -> 4, 
         "BeatLength" -> 1]]]]}, "TimeSignature" -> MusicTimeSignature[
    Association["Numerator" -> 4, "Denominator" -> 4, "BeatLength" -> 1]]]]]

Plot a voice with multiple measures with different time signatures:

Wolfram Language code:

MusicPlot[MusicVoice[Association["MeasureList" -> 
   {MusicMeasure[Association["NoteList" -> 
       {MusicNote[Association["Pitch" -> MusicPitch[Association["Accidental" -> 0, "Key" -> "C"]], 
          "Duration" -> MusicDuration[Association["BeatDuration ... " -> 3/8, "Beats" -> 1]]]]}, 
      "TimeSignature" -> MusicTimeSignature[Association["Numerator" -> 6, "Denominator" -> 8]]]]}, 
  "TimeSignature" -> MusicTimeSignature[Association["Numerator" -> 4, "Denominator" -> 4, 
     "BeatLength" -> 1]]]]]

Plot a score with multiple measures with different time signatures:

Wolfram Language code:

MusicPlot[MusicScore[<|"VoiceList" -> 
  {MusicVoice[<|"MeasureList" -> 
      {MusicMeasure[<|"NoteList" -> {MusicNote[<|"Pitch" -> MusicPitch[<|"Accidental" -> 0, 
                "Key" -> "C"|>], "Duration" -> MusicDuration[<|"BeatDuration" -> 1/4, 
                 ... enominator" -> 8|>]|>]}, 
     "TimeSignature" -> MusicTimeSignature[<|"Numerator" -> 4, "Denominator" -> 4, 
        "BeatLength" -> 1|>]|>]}, "TimeSignature" -> 
  MusicTimeSignature[<|"Numerator" -> 4, "Denominator" -> 4, "BeatLength" -> 1|>]|>]]

Options (5)

PlotRange (2)

Specify the horizontal plot range as a number of measures:

Wolfram Language code:

s = Import["ExampleData/scale.mid", "MusicScore"];
MusicPlot[s]

Plot the first 2 measures:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[s, PlotRange -> 2]

Plot measures 1 through 2:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[s, PlotRange -> {0, 2}]

Plot the first 3 beats:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[s, PlotRange -> Quantity[3, "Beats"]]

Specify the vertical plot range using MIDI pitch numbers:

Wolfram Language code:

s = Import["ExampleData/scale.mid", "MusicScore"];
MusicPlot[s, PlotRange -> {Automatic, {50, 80}}]

Use MusicPitch objects:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[s, PlotRange -> {Automatic, {MusicPitch["G3"], MusicPitch["G5"]}}]

PlotLayout (1)

Specify the layout for plotting multiple voices:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[MusicScore[{{"C", "G", "A", "C"}, {"E5", "G5", "D5", "C5"}}], PlotLayout -> Automatic]

Plot the voices in a column arrangement:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[MusicScore[{{"C", "G", "A", "C"}, {"E5", "G5", "D5", "C5"}}], PlotLayout -> "Column"]

PlotStyle (1)

Specify the color used to display events:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[MusicScore[{"C", "G", "A", "C"}], PlotStyle -> StandardRed]

If there are multiple voices, specify a color for each voice:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[MusicScore[{{"C", "G", "A", "C"}, {"E5", "G5", "D5", "C5"}}], PlotStyle -> {StandardRed, StandardBlue}]

Ticks (1)

Display the vertical axis as a piano keyboard:

Wolfram Language code: MusicPlot[Import["ExampleData/scale.mid", "MusicScore"], Ticks -> {Automatic, "Piano"}]

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MusicPlot

Details and Options

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Examples

Basic Examples (2)

Scope (3)

Options (5)

PlotRange (2)

PlotLayout (1)

PlotStyle (1)

Ticks (1)

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	m	{{0,m},Automatic}	plot m measures
	{m₁,m₂}	{{m₁,m₂},Automatic}	plot the events from measure m₁ to measure m₂

MusicPlot

Details and Options

List of all options

Examples

Basic Examples (2)

Scope (3)

Options (5)

PlotRange (2)

PlotLayout (1)

PlotStyle (1)

Ticks (1)

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