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Tonality
A library for handling tonal pitch classes, keys, intervals, accidentals and
alterations. A tonal pitch class (Tpc
) does not distinguish pitches in
different octaves, but it does distinguish different enharmonic spellings of
notes, intervals, and keys. This is done based on the "line of fifths"
concept.
Distinguishing enharmonic spellings is desirable in several applications:
- In musical notation, where using an incorrect enharmonic spelling harms legibility
- When using other tunings than twelve tone equal temperament (12TET), in which case notes normally considered enharmonic should actually be played at different pitches.
Another important type is the Step
, which represents the fact that G sharp
and G flat are written on the same line of the staff. A Step
combined with
a Key
or Accidental
gives a Tpc
.
Using the Step
type also helps you handle octaves. If you want the F above
A flat, for instance, you would compare their Step
s, see that F has a lower
step than A flat, and therefore should be raised an octave.
Arithmetic operations with Tpc
s and Interval
s return optional values,
because they may result in alterations beyond the domain of the library.
Triple sharps/flats or double diminished/augmented intervals are not
supported.
Example
You can find the tonal pitch classes of the notes in a chord by specifying
the chord as a collection of Interval
s.
use tonality::{Tpc, Interval};
type Chord = Vec<Interval>;
let dom7: Chord = vec![Interval::Unison, Interval::Maj3, Interval::P5, Interval::Min7];
let root = Tpc::Fs;
let chord_tones: Vec<Tpc> = dom7
.iter()
// `Tpc` + `Interval` returns `Option<Tpc>`
.filter_map(|&interval| root + interval)
.collect();
let expected = vec![Tpc::Fs, Tpc::As, Tpc::Cs, Tpc::E];
assert_eq!(expected, chord_tones);
Inspiration
Types and operations, in particular the Tpc type, are influenced by Musescore's internal library.
Related crates
pitch_calc
lets you convert between
a number of different pitch representations, including the frequency domain.
rust-music-theory
supports
procedurally utilizing music theory notions like Note, Chord, Scale, Interval
and more.
This crate might support conversion to and from types in the above mentioned crates in the future.
Dependencies
~1.5MB
~38K SLoC