VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/beguine.mma

// beguine

Begin Doc

  This started life as a copy of the rumba patterns. I've changed 
  the drum sounds from snares to toms, and deleted hits on final 8th 
  beat. I really don't know the difference between a rhumba and a 
  beguine, so help would be welcome! 
  
End

Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats


/////////////////////////////////
///////// Beguine


SeqSize 4

//////// Lots of drum stuff going on, but on my synth it doesn't sound too busy.

Begin Drum
	Tone  Claves
	Sequence  {D14 ; 2.5 0 90;} {D1 ; 3.5 0 90} {D13 shift .5} {D123 Shift .5}
	SeqRnd On
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 2
	RSkip 5
	Volume ff
End

Begin Drum-Maraca
	Tone Maracas
	Sequence     D8   /   /   D1234
	SeqRnd On
	Rvolume 5
	Rtime 2
	RSkip 5
End
	
Begin Drum-Lconga
	Tone LowConga
	Sequence     D4   { D4; D3 shift .5 }
	Rvolume 5
	Rtime 2
	Volume ff
	RSkip 5
End

Begin Drum-Toms1
	Tone          MidTom1	HighTom1
	Sequence      D3    { D3 shift .5 }     /  z
	SeqRnd On
	Rvolume 5
	Rtime 2
	RSkip 5
End

Begin Drum-Toms2
	Tone         MidTom2 HighTom2
	Sequence     D3      { D2 shift .5 ; D4}
	Rvolume 5
	Rtime 2
	RSkip 5
End


Begin Drum-Hconga
	Tone MuteHighConga
	Sequence     D2 { D1 shift .5 }
	Rvolume 5
	Rtime 2
	RSkip 5
End


Begin Drum-HH
	Tone  ClosedHiHat
	Sequence     D8
	Rvolume 5
	Rtime 2
End

/////// Main chording is the piano


Begin Chord
	Voice Piano2
	Sequence	C14  { C124; C34 Shift .5 } { C2; C34 Shift .5 }  C124
	Accent 1 20  3  10
	SeqRnd On
	Voicing   Mode=Optimal
	Octave 5
	Articulate 90
	Volume mf
End


///  Alternate bars with walk/bass. Gives a nice feeling.

Begin Walk
	Voice FretLessBass
	Begin Define
		Wa   1 4 85 ; 2.5 4 88 ; 4 4 80 
		Wb   Wa ; 4.5 8 77  
	End
	Sequence	Wa	z	Wb	z
	Accent 1 20
	Articulate 60
	Volume mp
	Octave 3
End

Begin Bass
	Sequence    z	{B13 ; 2.5 4 5 70 }
	Accent      $_Walk_Accent
	Voice       $_Walk_Voice
	Articulate  $_Walk_Articulate
	Volume      $_Walk_Volume
	Octave      $_Walk_Octave
End

DefGroove Beguine    Nice, smooth easy listening.

//////// Sustained strings in the background. 

Begin Chord-Sus
	Voice TremoloStrings
	Sequence  { 1 1 90 0 80 0 * 2}  // Root and fifth notes only.
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Volume mp
	Octave 5
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
End

DefGroove BeguineSus   Adds in a sustained string.


////////////////////////////
//  Beguine1
// This builds on the Beguine, adds in pizzicato arpeggios.

Groove Beguine

Begin Arpeggio
	Sequence    A4    
	Invert      0   0   1   2
	SeqRnd On
	Voice PizzicatoString
	Articulate 80
	Octave 5
	Direction Random
	Volume fff
	Rvolume 10
	Rskip  30
End

DefGroove Beguine1     Adds a pizzicato string to standard Beguine.

Chord-Sus Groove BeguineSus

DefGroove Beguine1Sus	This has the pizzicatos strings and a sustained string.

/////////////////////////////
/// Fill

Groove Beguine
SeqSize 1

Alltracks SeqRnd Off

Begin Drum-Wis         /// added tone
	Tone ShortHiWhistle
	Sequence {D1; D23 Shift .5}
	Volume mp
	Rvolume 5
	Rtime 2
End 

Drum-Maraca  Sequence   D8
Drum-Lconga  Sequence   D24
Drum-Toms1   Sequence   D3  
Drum-Toms2   Sequence   D14
Drum-Hconga  Sequence   D2
Drum-HH      Sequence   D8

Chord  Sequence { C134; C123 Shift .5 }
Walk   Sequence -
Bass   Sequence B1234

DefGroove BeguineFill  Single bar fill, good for endings.

///////////////////////////
// Introduction

Groove Beguine

Alltracks SeqRnd Off
Alltracks RSkip 0

Drum            Sequence  *  *  *  D12
Drum-Maraca     Sequence  *  *  *  D12
Drum-Lconga     Sequence  D4 /  /  z
Drum-HH         Sequence  *  

Chord           Sequence  *  *  * {1 2 90}

Bass            Sequence  *  *  * B1


DefGroove BeguineIntro    Simple enough 4 bar introduction.



///////////////////////////
// Ending

// Just add a string run to the basic beguine

Groove Beguine

Begin Scale
	Sequence   Scale8 Scale4 Scale2 Scale
	Voice      SlowStrings
	Articulate 99
	Volume     m
	Octave     4
	Harmony    Open / / 3
	Direction  Down
	Range      3
End


DefGroove BeguineEnd     Ending with string scales. Uses 8ths \
            on 1st bar 4th on 2nd, halves 3rd and a fullish chord \
            on the 4th. Use a CUT if the final chord sounds too long.