music21.noteworthy.translate

Module to translate Noteworthy Composer’s NWCTXT format to music21.

NoteworthyTranslator

class music21.noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator

stores all the data about the current parse context (whether we’re in a slur, tuplet, etc.)

NoteworthyTranslator methods

NoteworthyTranslator.createBarlines(attributes)

Translates bar lines into music21.

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentPart = stream.Part()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = stream.Measure()
>>> nwt.createBarlines({'Style':'MasterRepeatOpen'})
>>> nwt.currentMeasure
<music21.stream.Measure 0 offset=0.0>
>>> nwt.currentMeasure.leftBarline
<music21.bar.Repeat direction=start>

NoteworthyTranslator.createClef(attributes)

Add a new clef to the current measure and return the currentClef.

Clef lines should look like: |Clef|Type:ClefType or |Clef|Type:ClefType|OctaveShift:Octave Down (or Up)

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = stream.Measure()
>>> nwt.createClef({'Type': 'Treble'})
>>> nwt.currentMeasure.show('text')
{0.0} <music21.clef.TrebleClef>
>>> nwt.currentClef
'TREBLE'
>>> nwt.createClef({'Type' : 'Bass', 'OctaveShift' : 'Octave Down'})
>>> nwt.currentMeasure.show('text')
{0.0} <music21.clef.TrebleClef>
{0.0} <music21.clef.Bass8vbClef>

If no clef can be found then it raises a NoteworthyTranslate exception

>>> nwt.createClef({'Type' : 'OrangeClef'})
Traceback (most recent call last):
music21.noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslateException: Did
    not find a proper clef in type, OrangeClef

NoteworthyTranslator.createDynamicVariance(attributes)

Adding dynamics like “crescendo” to the measure.

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = stream.Measure()
>>> nwt.createDynamicVariance({'Style' : 'Crescendo', 'Pos': '-6'})
>>> nwt.currentMeasure.show('text')
{0.0} <music21.dynamics.Crescendo>

NoteworthyTranslator.createDynamics(attributes)

Adding dynamics like “fff”, “pp”, … to the measure.

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = stream.Measure()
>>> nwt.createDynamics({'Style': 'fff', 'Pos': '-8'})
>>> nwt.currentMeasure[0]
<music21.dynamics.Dynamic fff>

NoteworthyTranslator.createKey(attributes)

Adds a new key signature to the given measure. Returns the number of sharps (negative for flats)

>>> measureIn = stream.Measure()
>>> measureIn.append(note.Rest(quarterLength=3.0))

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = measureIn
>>> nwt.createKey({'Signature':'F#,C#,G#,D#'})
>>> nwt.currentKey.sharps
4
>>> measureIn.show('text')
{0.0} <music21.note.Rest dotted-half>
{3.0} <music21.key.KeySignature of 4 sharps>

NoteworthyTranslator.createLyrics(attributes)

Get a list of lyrics from a Lyric line

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> lyricsList = nwt.createLyrics({'Text': '"Hello world"'})
>>> lyricsList[0]
'Hello'

NoteworthyTranslator.createOtherRepetitions(attributes)

Repetitions like ‘Coda’, ‘Segno’ and some others.

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = stream.Measure()
>>> nwt.createOtherRepetitions({'Style' : 'ToCoda', 'Pos': '8',
...                             'Wide':'Y', 'Placement': 'BestFitForward'})
>>> 'Coda' in nwt.currentMeasure[0].classes
True

NoteworthyTranslator.createPart()

Add a new part to the score.

NoteworthyTranslator.createTimeSignature(attributes)

Adding a time signature in the score.

>>> measure = stream.Measure()
>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = measure
>>> nwt.createTimeSignature({'Signature':'4/4'})
>>> measure[0]
<music21.meter.TimeSignature 4/4>

NoteworthyTranslator.getMultiplePitchesFromPositionInfo(posInfo)

returns a list of pitch objects given the Pos:… info for a chord.

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentClef = 'BASS'
>>> pList = nwt.getMultiplePitchesFromPositionInfo('1,b3,5^')
>>> pList
[<music21.pitch.Pitch E3>, <music21.pitch.Pitch G-3>, <music21.pitch.Pitch B3>]

NoteworthyTranslator.getOnePitchFromPosition(pos)

get one pitch from a position…

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentClef = 'BASS'
>>> p = nwt.getOnePitchFromPosition('b3')
>>> p
<music21.pitch.Pitch G-3>
>>> p.ps
54.0

NoteworthyTranslator.getPitchFromPositionInfo(posInfo)

returns a pitch object given the Pos: info

removes ties and alteration signs. Otherwise is same as getOnePitchFromPosition()

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentClef = 'BASS'
>>> p = nwt.getPitchFromPositionInfo('b3^')  # removes ties
>>> p
<music21.pitch.Pitch G-3>

NoteworthyTranslator.getStepAndOctaveFromPosition(positionNote)

Given an int representing the position on the staff for the current clef, returns a string for the step and an int for the octave

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentClef = 'BASS'
>>> (step, octave) = nwt.getStepAndOctaveFromPosition(3)
>>> (step, octave)
('G', 3)

NoteworthyTranslator.parseFile(filePath)

NoteworthyTranslator.parseList(dataList)

Parses a list where each element is a line from a nwctxt file.

Returns a Score object

>>> data = []
>>> data.append('!NoteWorthyComposer(2.0)\n')
>>> data.append('|AddStaff|\n')
>>> data.append('|Clef|Type:Bass\n')
>>> data.append('|TimeSig|Signature:4/4\n')
>>> data.append('|Note|Dur:Whole|Pos:1\n')

>>>
>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> s = nwt.parseList(data)
>>> s.show('text')
{0.0} <music21.stream.Part ...>
    {0.0} <music21.stream.Measure 0 offset=0.0>
        {0.0} <music21.clef.BassClef>
        {0.0} <music21.meter.TimeSignature 4/4>
        {0.0} <music21.note.Note E>

NoteworthyTranslator.parseString(data)

NoteworthyTranslator.setDurationForObject(generalNote, durationInfo)

generalNote could be a Note, Chord, or Rest

DurationInfo is a string like:

Whole,Dotted,Slur

NoteworthyTranslator.setTieFromPitchInfo(noteOrChord, pitchInfo)

sets the tie status for a noteOrChord from the pitchInfo

NoteworthyTranslator.translateChord(attributes)

Translation of a music21 chord from a NWC one.

>>> measure = stream.Measure()

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = measure
>>> nwt.translateChord({'Dur': 'Half', 'Pos': '1,3,#5'})
>>> measure[0]
<music21.chord.Chord C5 E5 G#5>

Chords also inherit accidentals: >>> nwt.translateChord({‘Dur’: ‘Half’, ‘Pos’: ‘1,3,5’}) >>> measure[1] <music21.chord.Chord C5 E5 G#5>

NoteworthyTranslator.translateNote(attributes)

Translation of a music21 note from a NWC note.

>>> measure = stream.Measure()
>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = measure
>>> nwt.translateNote({'Dur': 'Half', 'Pos': '#-3'})
>>> measure[0]
<music21.note.Note F#>

Note that the next note in the measure with the same position should inherit the last position’s accidental:

>>> nwt.translateNote({'Dur': 'Half', 'Pos': '-3'})
>>> measure[1]
<music21.note.Note F#>

NoteworthyTranslator.translateRest(attributes)

Translation of a music21 rest. Adds the rest to the given measure.

>>> measureIn = stream.Measure()
>>> measureIn.append(note.Note('C#4', type='half'))

>>> nwt = noteworthy.translate.NoteworthyTranslator()
>>> nwt.currentMeasure = measureIn
>>> nwt.translateRest({'Dur': '8th,Dotted'})
>>> nwt.translateRest({'Dur': '4th'})
>>> measureIn.show('text')
{0.0} <music21.note.Note C#>
{2.0} <music21.note.Rest dotted-eighth>
{2.75} <music21.note.Rest quarter>