VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/dixiemarch.mma

// march


Begin Doc

	A Dixieland March done for "Muskrat Ramble". Uses traditional 
	instrumentation ... a single snare drum, tuba and banjo.
  	
End

Author Bob van der Poel 

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats


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// Additional pattern defs


Begin Bass Define

	B1'3  B13; 2.5 8 3 90
	
		
End		


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// Basic Pattern

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SeqSize 4

Begin Drum-Snare
	Tone SnareDrum1
	Sequence D1234 {D1234; D13 Shift .5}
	Rtime 5
	Rvolume 10
	Rskip 1
	Volume p
End

Begin Bass
	Voice Tuba
	Octave 3
	Sequence B13   B1'3 B13 z
	Articulate  80
	Volume mf
End

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Articulate $_Bass_Articulate
	Sequence z z z W1234
	Volume f
End

Begin Chord
	Voice Piano1
	Sequence C14  C13  /  C134
	Articulate 80
	Octave 5
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Volume mf
End

Begin Chord-Banjo
	Voice Banjo
	Sequence  C1234 / / C13
	Articulate 70
	Volume p
	Strum 10
	Direction Both
	Rtime 10
	RVolume 20
	Octave 6
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
End


DefGroove DixieMarch     A basic Dixieland March.


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Groove DixieMarch

Begin Arpeggio
	Voice Clarinet
	Sequence A8 A8 A8 A4
	Rskip 20
	Articulate 90
	Octave 5
	Range 3
	Volume mp
	RVolume 20
	Rtime 10
End

DefGroove DixieMarchPlus     Add in a wild clarinet.

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Groove DixieMarch

Begin Chord-Sus
	Voice Clarinet
	Sequence  { 1 1 90 0 80 0 * 2}  // Root and fifth notes only.
	Voicing mode=optimal
	Octave 5
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
	Rvolume 5
	Volume pp
End

DefGroove DixieMarchSus   A little change with the arpeggios gone.

Arpeggio Groove DixieMarchPlus

DefGroove DixieMarchSusPlus  Apreggios and sustain.

//////  Intro

Groove DixieMarch

Drum-Snare Sequence   D8 D1234 / D12
Begin Walk
	Sequence z z z W1234
	Octave 2
	Direction Down
End
Bass Sequence B13 / / z
Chord Sequence C12  / / L1

DefGroove DixieMarchIntro   A 4 bar introduction.


////// Ending

Groove DixieMarch
SeqSize 2

Drum-Snare Sequence D8 D1
Chord      Sequence C1234 L1
Walk       Sequence W1234 z
Bass       Sequence z {1 2. 1 100}

DefGroove DixieMarchEnd  Finis!