VocalEasel/mma/egs/aria/bossa.mma
Matthias Neeracher f54adbeec5 Update to MMA 1.7
2011-07-26 22:49:39 +00:00

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// A very simple 16 bar bossanova created to demo aria tracks.
// No melody in mind, but it doesn't sound half bad!
Tempo 110
KeySig C // no effect
SeqSize 4 // important since we're setting up 4 bars for the aria
Begin Aria
Voice JazzGuitar // For the melody
Volume fff f // make it loud/not quite so loud
Articulate 95 // Nearly full time for each note
Harmony Open+8Below // Add harmony notes about and below
Octave 5
Range 1.5 // Limit melody to one and a half octave
Direction rrr 1 rr -1 2 4 r // Set our change pattern. Note related to seqsize!!!
ScaleType Chord // change to Chromatic or Scale for other effects
// This is the sequence. Note that there are sets, one for each 'seqsize'
Sequence {1 4. 90; 2.5 8 60; 3 2 70} {1 1 90 * 8} {1 2 100;2 2 90; 3 4 88} {1 1 80 * 2}
SeqRnd On // Select sequence to use randomly
Rskip 10 // Skip 10% of all melody notes (including harmony)
Rvolume 20 // Make the volume a bit varied
Rtime 10 // Don't start notes right on the beat
End
Repeat
Groove BossaNova
Cresc mp m 4
Cm7 / F7
Cm7 / F7
Bb6 / BbM7
Cm7 / F7
Groove BossaNovaSus
Aria Mallet Rate=8 Decay=-2 // just for fun
Swell m mf 4
Dm7 / G7
Dm7 / G7
C6 / CM7
Dm7 / G7
Aria Mallet Rate=None // turn off repeating notes
Groove BossaNova
Aria ScaleType Scale // use scales for next 2 bars
Decresc mp 4
G
Gm
Aria ScaleType Chord // back to chords for 1 bar
Groove BossaNova1Sus
Aria Riff 1 1 100 * 6 // change pattern to quarter note triplets
Gdim
Aria ScaleType Chromatic // now try a chromatic scaletype
F
Aria ScaleType Chord // and back to chords
Groove BossaNova
G
G7
Cm7 / F7
Groove BossaNovaFill
Cm7 / C
RepeatEnd
Groove BossaNovaEnd
Decresc ppp 2
Tempo *.8 2
Aria Riff 1 1 80 * 6
C / F
Aria Riff 1 1 70 * 2
C / z!