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Pitch data type

make-pitch octave note shift

Function

octave is specified by an integer, zero for the octave containing middle C. note is a number from 0 to 6, with 0 corresponding to C and 6 corresponding to B. The shift is zero for a natural, negative for flats, or positive for sharps.

pitch-octave p

Function

extract the octave from pitch p.

pitch-notename p

Function

extract the note name from pitch p.

pitch-alteration p

Function

extract the alteration from pitch p.

pitch-semitones p

Function

calculate the number of semitones of p from central C.

Pitch::transpose t p

Function

Transpose p by the amount t, where t is the pitch that central C is transposed to.

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