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When I did this post, I used the Giant Steps (Coltrane) progression as harmonic path, in this way:

 

(setf 
harmpath '((h (b3 maj7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (eb3 maj7))
  (h (a3 m7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (gb3 7))
  (h (b3 maj7) (b3 maj7)) (h (f3 m7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (eb3 maj7)) (h (a3 m7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (g3 maj7)) (h (cs3 m7) (fs3 7))
  (h (b3 maj7) (b3 maj7)) (h (f3 m7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb maj7) (eb maj7)) (h (cs3 m7) (fs3 7)))

But in the resulting score, the chord symbols won't show.

I have some questions:

 

1) How to make the chord symbols appear ?

2) How to make my own custom chord symbols ?

3) Can I make associations of chord symbols with specific sets of notes ?

4) Can I display chord symbols over a melody with a Hidden Piano Part playing them ?

 

All the best !

Julio

 

 

 

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The chord symbols are fixed. You find the list of chord symbols in the chord-library doc.

(setf 
harmpath '((h (b3 maj7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (eb3 maj7))
  (h (a3 m7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (gb3 7))
  (h (b3 maj7) (b3 maj7)) (h (f3 m7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (eb3 maj7)) (h (a3 m7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (g3 maj7)) (h (cs3 m7) (fs3 7))
  (h (b3 maj7) (b3 maj7)) (h (f3 m7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb maj7) (eb maj7)) (h (cs3 m7) (fs3 7)))

My display:

 

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Yes, Janusz !

I have this EXACT result when I evaluate the expression.

The problem is when I do some chord processing, like chord-closest-path,

like this:

 

(setf comping (gen-repeat '(2) (gen-divide 1 (flatten (omn :pitch (chord-closest-path '(b3c4e4g4) '((h (b3 maj7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (eb3 maj7))
  (h (a3 m7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (gb3 7))
  (h (b3 maj7) (b3 maj7)) (h (f3 m7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb3 maj7) (eb3 maj7)) (h (a3 m7) (d3 7))
  (h (g3 maj7) (g3 maj7)) (h (cs3 m7) (fs3 7))
  (h (b3 maj7) (b3 maj7)) (h (f3 m7) (bb3 7))
  (h (eb maj7) (eb maj7)) (h (cs3 m7) (fs3 7)))))))))

 and the resulting score comes without the symbols, like this:

 

image.png.7c90023ea28f2fef2de30214f68b5c50.png

 

Is there some way of building my own chord library ?

 

Best,

Julio

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3 hours ago, Stephane Boussuge said:

You may use text attributes.

 

S.

Can the font and font size be changed in the text attributes function ?

Best,

Julio

Maybe a "general-text" function could be added.

A goodreason for that is to use in a more gramatical-based music, like the music made using functional harmony.

Best

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Popular music  is so important and fundamental. As jazz too... It could make Opusmodus more... popular !

Minimalistic music is related to it also.

Best,

Julio

 

And chord symbols can be important in the compositional process, to track harmony changes.

Actually, I use some advanced and crazy chord symbols that I invented to describe every kind of set (based on Forte list).

Fr6 It's far more intuitive than 4-25, and it relates to the music history (french sixth chord...etc).

Best,

Julio

 

Just my 2 cents...

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i think it's good and important to see that opusmodus is not a notation software (like sibelius/finale/dorico...). the potential is rightly in another area and i believe that it is important to keep the basic idea of opusmodus in focus (it's important to have restrictions/limitations) - and i think the development team is very aware of that .

you can not have everything, but what is possible should be very very smart in its kind.

 

the longer i work with opusmodus, the more i realize, for what i can use it ...and when I have to switch to another platform. 

and because it is so open, it is then possible for me to find solutions for my specific needs, by being able to program myself and not simply having to do what the existing tools / functions allow.

 

okay i admit i'm a big fan of opusmodus, although i do not even compose with it but can try/simulate basic ideas of my work - doing abstract/new things and see what happens - like working in an LAB 🙂

 

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Yes, this is exactly the way I see it. I was just thinking of chord symbols as another tool, because in my book  I coded all the Forte numbers as chord symbols. As a jazz oriented musician chord symbols are very organic to me. I appreciate different viewpoints and and I think that music can originate from Any material, including popular music. In Brazil we have one of the most solid popular Expressions. All the best, Julio 

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