Musical composition - inputs and outputs - MIFI
Music Interchange File (MIF/MIFI)
Format design
The "music interchange file" (MIF / MIFI) is a newly defined XML file format, which allows you to define not only existing (fixed) music, but also music to be composed.
Soubor (XML) je generován ze třídy MusicalBundle (list objektů typu MusicBlock).
public XElement GetXElement {
get {
XElement xbundle = new XElement(
"MIF",
new XAttribute("FileName", this.FileName));
XElement xcopyright = new XElement(
"Software",
new XAttribute("Name", MusicalSettings.ApplicationName),
new XAttribute("Www", MusicalSettings.ApplicationWeb));
xbundle.Add(xcopyright);
var xheading = this.FileHeading.GetXElement;
xbundle.Add(xheading);
//// Blocks
XElement xblocks = new XElement("Blocks");
foreach (MusicalBlock block in this.Blocks.Where(block => block != null)) {
var xblock = block.GetXElement;
xblocks.Add(xblock);
}
xbundle.Add(xblocks);
return xbundle;
}
}
Example
Basic file structure
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<MIF FileName="skakal_pes_Middle_Animato_">
<Software Name="" Www="..." />
<Heading WorkTitle="skakal_pes_Middle_Animato_" />
<Blocks>
<Block Number="1" FileName="skakal_pes" Name="Middle (Animato)">
... header
... body
... strip
</Block>
....
</Blocks>
</MIF>
Header of music block (header)
<Header Name="Middle (Animato)" Number="1" FileName="skakal_pes"
Origin="2020-03-14T04:05:13.4260853+01:00" Changed="2020-03-14T04:05:13.4260853+01:00"
Division="240" Tempo="120" NumberOfBars="16" NumberOfLines="3"
NumberOfMelodicLines="1" NumberOfRhythmicLines="0">
<System HarmonicOrder="12" RhythmicOrder="240" />
<Metric Beat="4" Base="2" />
</Header>
Body of music block (body)
There is no need to write individual elements for bars, they are reconstructed according to the block "strip" entries.
<Body>
<Bar Number="1" Tempo="100">
<Harmony Length="2">
<Structure Shortcut="g" Tones="g" Code="7" Start="0" Length="60" />
<Structure Shortcut="eg" Tones="eg" Code="4,7" Start="60" Length="180" />
</Harmony>
</Bar>
</Body>
Band of lines of music block(strip)
<Strip HasLines="true">
<Lines>
<Line LineIndex="0" LineType="Melodic" Channel="0" Purpose="Fixed">
<StatusList>
<Status Bar="1" Octave="OneLine" BandType="MiddleTones" LineType="Melodic"
MelodicFunction="HarmonicMotion" MelodicShape="Scales" Loudness="Mf" LocalPurpose="Fixed"
Rhythm="1,23*0,2,5*0,1,23*0,2,5*0,1,47*0,2,11*0,1,23*0,2,5*0,1,23*0,2,5*0,1,47*0,2,11*0"
Melody="2*1,0,2*1,0" MelodicDegree="2" MelodicOrder="6" Staff="0" Voice="0">
<Instrument Genus="Melodical" Name="BrightAcousticPiano" Number="1" />
</Status>
</StatusList>
<Tones>
<Tone Bar="1" Start="0" Length="24" Note="g1" Pitch="67" Loudness="Mf" Instrument="1" />
<Tone Bar="1" Start="30" Length="24" Note="g1" Pitch="67" Loudness="Mf" />
<Tone Bar="1" Start="60" Length="48" Note="e1" Pitch="64" Loudness="Mf" />
<Tone Bar="1" Start="120" Length="24" Note="g1" Pitch="67" Loudness="Mf" />
<Tone Bar="1" Start="150" Length="24" Note="g1" Pitch="67" Loudness="Mf" />
<Tone Bar="1" Start="180" Length="48" Note="e1" Pitch="64" Loudness="Mf" />
</Tones>
</Line>
<Line LineIndex="1" LineType="Melodic" Channel="1" Purpose="Composed">
<StatusList>
<Status Bar="1" Octave="TwoLine" BandType="HighTones" LineType="Melodic"
MelodicFunction="HarmonicMotion" MelodicShape="Scales" Loudness="MeanLoudness" LocalPurpose="Composed"
Rhythm="1,59*0,1,179*0" Melody="" Staff="0" Voice="0">
<Instrument Genus="Melodical" Name="StringEnsemble1" Number="48" />
</Status>
</StatusList>
<Tones>
<Tone Bar="1" Start="0" Length="60" Note="g2" Pitch="79" Loudness="MeanLoudness" Instrument="48" />
<Tone Bar="1" Start="60" Length="180" Note="e2" Pitch="76" Loudness="MeanLoudness" />
</Tones>
</Line>
<Line LineIndex="2" LineType="Melodic" Channel="2" Purpose="Composed">
<StatusList>
<Status Bar="1" Octave="Small" BandType="BassTones" LineType="Melodic" MelodicFunction="HarmonicMotion"
MelodicShape="Scales" Loudness="MeanLoudness" LocalPurpose="Composed"
Rhythm="1,59*0,1,179*0" Melody="" Staff="0" Voice="0">
<Instrument Genus="Melodical" Name="StringEnsemble1" Number="48" />
</Status>
</StatusList>
<Tones>
<Tone Bar="1" Start="0" Length="60" Note="g0" Pitch="55" Loudness="MeanLoudness" Instrument="48" />
<Tone Bar="1" Start="60" Length="180" Note="g0" Pitch="55" Loudness="MeanLoudness" />
</Tones>
</Line>
</Lines>
</Strip>
Details
Block header attributes - system and meter
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="System">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="HarmonicOrder" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="RhythmicOrder" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Metric">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="Beat" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="Base" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
Other block header attributes
<xs:attribute name="Name" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Number" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="FileName" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Origin" type="xs:dateTime" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Changed" type="xs:dateTime" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Division" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Tempo" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="NumberOfBars" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="NumberOfLines" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="NumberOfMelodicLines" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="NumberOfRhythmicLines" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
Tact attributes
<xs:attribute name="Number" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Tempo" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
Attributes of individual chords within harmony of bar
<xs:attribute name="Shortcut" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Tones" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Code" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Start" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Length" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
Basic attributes of the line
<xs:attribute name="LineIndex" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="LineType" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Channel" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Purpose" type="xs:string" use="required" />
State attributes of a line - an element defining a musical instrument
<xs:element name="Instrument">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="Genus" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="Name" type="xs:string" use="required" />
<xs:attribute name="Number" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
Other state attributes of a line
<xs:attribute name="Bar" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Octave" type="xs:string" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="BandType" type="xs:string" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="LineType" type="xs:string" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="MelodicFunction" type="xs:string" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="MelodicShape" type="xs:string" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="Loudness" type="xs:string" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="LocalPurpose" type="xs:string" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="Rhythm" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Melody" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="MelodicDegree" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="MelodicOrder" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="Staff" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="optional" /> <xs:attribute name="Voice" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="optional" />
Tone attributes
<xs:attribute name="Bar" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Start" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Length" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Note" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Pitch" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Loudness" type="xs:string" use="required" /> <xs:attribute name="Instrument" type="xs:unsignedByte" use="optional" />