Workshop @ TriClojure, 1/25/18

 

https://github.com/alda-lang/alda

@dave_yarwood

Programming Music With Alda and Clojure

Here's the plan:

  • Background on Alda

  • Installation and Setup

  • Using the Alda REPL

  • Writing a Score

  • Features

  • Alda + Clojure

(that's me!)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>HTML</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="sort-of-important">
    <p>I'm a paragraph!</p>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
(defn fibonacci [n]
  "Compute the nth Fibonacci number."
  (case n
    0 1
    1 1
    (+ (fibonacci (- n 1)) (fibonacci (- n 2)))))

abc

 X:1
 T:The Legacy Jig
 M:6/8
 L:1/8
 R:jig
 K:G
 GFG BAB | gfg gab | GFG BAB | d2A AFD |
 GFG BAB | gfg gab | age edB |1 dBA AFD :|2 dBA ABd |:
 efe edB | dBA ABd | efe edB | gdB ABd |
 efe edB | d2d def | gfe edB |1 dBA ABd :|2 dBA AFD |]
\score {
  \new Staff {
    \key d \major
    \numericTimeSignature
    \time 2/4
    <cs' d'' b''>16 <cs' d'' b''>8.
    ~
    <cs' d'' b''>8 [ <b d'' a''> ]
  }
}

LilyPond

#timebase 480
#title "The M.GAKKOU KOUKA"
#copyright "Music Composed by Kenkichi Motoi 2009 Wikimedia version 2012"
A t160
A o3l4 V12
A @1 ed8ce8 gg8er8 aa8>c<a8 g2r
A aa8ga8 >cc8d<r8 ee8de8 c2r
A dd8dd8 dd8dr8 ed8ef8 g2r
A aa8ga8 >cc8<ar8 >dc8de8 d2<r
A >ee8dc8< ab8>cc8< gg8ea8 g2r
A >cc8<ge8 cd8ea8 gg8de8 c2r

Music Macro Language (MML)

Installation and Setup

The Alda REPL

Writing a Score

Exercise: Amateur Orchestra

Exercise: Amateur Orchestra

piano, harpsichord, clavinet, celeste, glockenspiel, music-box, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, dulcimer, organ, accordion, harmonica, violin, viola, cello, double-bass, harp, timpani, trumpet, trombone, tuba, french-horn, soprano-sax, alto-sax, tenor-sax, bari-sax, oboe, english-horn, bassoon, clarinet, piccolo, flute, recorder, square-wave, saw-wave, sitar, koto, banjo, bagpipes, steel-drums

Exercise: Amateur Orchestra

o1: tuba, contrabassoon (bassoon)

o2: tuba, bassoon, double-bass, cello

o3: trombone, cello, bassoon, bari-sax

o4: french-horn, trombone, trumpet, bassoon, english-horn, alto-sax, tenor-sax, viola

o5: clarinet, flute, oboe, soprano-sax, violin

o6: clarinet, flute, oboe, violin

o7: piccolo, violin

Exercise: Amateur Orchestra

cello:
  (tempo! 30)
  o3 c1

Features

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Alda

Clojure

Programming Music with Alda and Clojure

By Dave Yarwood

Programming Music with Alda and Clojure

Slides for Alda workshop at TriClojure meetup, 1/25/18

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