JP2879936B2 - Score editing system - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a musical score editing system that processes input musical score information and draws and edits it on a screen, and in particular, automatically assigns notes to a set staff. And a musical score editing system for creating musical score composition information.

[Conventional technology]

Heretofore, as a device of this type, there has been proposed a music composition preparation device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-57234.

Specifically, using a personal computer and a high-resolution display started with a highly versatile OS (for example, MS-DOS manufactured by Microsoft), a personal computer and a high-resolution display are used to draw on a screen in accordance with music information input instructed by a pointing device or the like. And assigns the information to another composition information processing system via a storage medium such as a floppy disk or on-line, and transfers the final composition information to the composition creation device ( For example, a high-definition copy as a printed matter is created by outputting to a computer typesetting system. Note that the resolution that can be expressed by the personal computer and the output resolution on the composition creation device are greatly affected by hardware limitations.For example, if the resolution on the editing system is 300 DPI, the difference is about 700 to 900 DPI. This is usually the case.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, the musical score information handled by the musical score composition creating apparatus mainly has a relation between a note and a staff.
However, a score is defined as a note and its associated modifiers (eg, slurs, mesoforte (m
In general, not only musical notation of symphony music composed of f) etc. but also musical notation accompanied by lyrics is handled.

However, in a conventional system, a note instruction and a lyrics input process are performed by an instruction means such as a pointing device.
Since the processing was performed character by character, the lyric input positions varied (especially when lyrics were input in a plurality of stages), which greatly reduced print quality and necessitated complicated input instructions. However, there is a problem that the visual operation load of the user is large. In addition, in this type of composition creation system, complicated layout data which cannot be processed by note layout as required by commercially available music software is required. That is, the pitch of each note is not fixed, and the assigned pitch varies depending on the note font size to be printed. Therefore, in the layout process, it is necessary to consider the size of the printing plate, the size of the note font to be adopted, the musical notation symbols (tie slurs, crescendos, etc.), etc., and are usually left to the manual work by a skilled person. There are many parts.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a musical score editing apparatus capable of collectively processing each attached symbol assigned to a staff designed in a simple menu selection format in association with processing for the staff. The aim is to get the system.

[Means for solving the problem]

A musical score editing system according to the present invention includes an instruction unit for designating an arbitrary staff displayed on a display unit, and an assigned address of each score symbol assigned to the staff indicated by the instruction unit. Attachment definition means defined by a relative address subordinate to the assigned address of the staff, and an attachment display for identifying and displaying on the display means the attachment relationship between each score symbol defined by the attachment definition means and the staff. Means.

The allocating means is configured to collectively allocate the musical notation symbols accompanying the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relation defining means.

[Action]

In the present invention, when the staff assigned to the display is designated by the designation means, the attachment relation defining means assigns each assigned address of each score symbol assigned to the staff.
Defined as a relative address subordinate to the specified staff allocation address, and as a result, the attached relation display means identifies the defined relation between each musical notation symbol and the staff on the display means, and moves the staff. It is possible to clearly display a group of attached symbols that can be attached and moved.

At this time, the allocating means makes it possible to collectively allocate the musical notation symbols together with the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relation defining means.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a musical score editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a personal computer (computer device) activated by a general-purpose OS.
The input / output is controlled in accordance with the OS stored in the hard disk device 6, and the menu display means 1a, the allocation means 1b, the attachment relation definition means 1c, which is activated based on the musical score editing program stored in the hard disk device 6, It is provided with a relation display means 1d and the like.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an input unit which constitutes an instruction means, and comprises a pointing device 2a, a keyboard 2b, and the like. Reference numeral 3 denotes a work memory composed of, for example, a RAM having a storage capacity of 4M. A work area 3a is divided into a display work area 3b, a menu management area 3c, and the like, and a left / right / up / down scroll operation of the keyboard 2b and the pointing device 2a is performed. Is moved, and the displayable area is displayed on the CRT display 5 via the display control means 4. 7
Is a score layout data storage means constituted by, for example, an external storage means of a floppy disk, and manages and stores score information edited on the screen as a file in page units. Reference numeral 8 denotes a page printer that can be controlled in a language similar to PostScript, for example, outputs the edited musical score information to the work area 3a as bitmap data in page units, and hardly converts the musical score edited at a resolution of, for example, about 400 DPI. Output as a copy (score 9).

Numeral 10 is a converting means constituted by a computer device. The converting means converts the musical score information edited on the musical score layout data storing means 7 or the work area 3a into composition information by referring to predetermined font information. The composition information is written into the composition information storage unit 11.

Numeral 12 denotes a computer typesetting machine, which prints a musical score image edited on photographic paper based on the composition information (including control code information and the like) written in the composition information storage means 11.

In the musical score editing system configured as described above, when the staff assigned to the display means (CRT display 5 in this embodiment) is indicated by the pointing device 2a constituting the indicating means, the attachment relation defining means 1c is displayed. Each assigned address of each musical notation assigned to the line is defined by a relative address subordinate to the assigned address of the specified staff, and the resulting relation between each defined musical notation and the staff is defined. The attached relation display means 1d makes the CRT display 5 identify and display the attached symbol group which can be attached and moved by moving the staff.

At this time, the allocating means 1b makes it possible to collectively allocate the musical notation symbols accompanying the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relation defining means 1c.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are schematic diagrams for explaining an editing menu in the musical score editing system according to the present invention, and the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

First, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 50 denotes a fixed icon, which defines icons for various screen control information, data save, image output, and the like, which will be described later.

Reference numeral 60 denotes an edit menu, and various editing programs are started by instructing a staff, a column, a bar line, a musical score, a key signature, a cover, a character, and the like necessary for musical score editing with the pointing device 2a.

Reference numeral 61 denotes an automatic editing command. By instructing the automatic editing command 61, a desired musical score can be edited according to a guide of a preset editing procedure.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a lyrics input command. By instructing the lyrics input command 62, a lyrics input processing mode is set, and the edit menu 60 is switched to a text edit menu as shown in FIG. Here, 63 is a move instruction command.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 51 denotes a screen scroll icon. When a specific direction of the screen scroll icon 51 is instructed by the pointing device 2a, the display control means 4 causes the display screen to scroll up, down, left, and right.

Reference numeral 52 denotes a menu erasing icon. By instructing the menu erasing icon 52, the display control means 4 erases various component menus and causes the CRT display 5 to display a wide range of music scores.

Reference numeral 53 denotes a background color inversion switch icon, and the background color is changed by designating the background color inversion switch icon 53 with the pointing device 2a.

A magnification change switch icon 54 is a desired magnification (1/2 / in this embodiment) of the magnification change switch icon 54.
By instructing ^_1/2/1/4, etc.) a pointing device 2a, a display scale display control means 4 is changed on the display screen, and is configured to allow the enlarged display or the like.

Reference numeral 55 denotes a print output icon. By designating the print output icon 55 with the pointing device 2a, a print output of a musical score image edited by the page printer 8 can be instructed.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a data save icon. By designating the data save icon 56 with the pointing device 2a, it is possible to instruct the work area 3a to start saving data of the score layout data being edited to the score layout data storage means 7. It is configured.

Reference numeral 57 denotes a redrawing icon. When the redrawing icon 57 is designated by the pointing device 2a, the musical score image being edited is displayed on the CRT display 5 by the display control means 4.
, The symbol is overlapped with the symbol, and the screen is restored to a disordered state.

Reference numeral 58 denotes an attached staff operation icon, which is designated by the pointing device 2a when instructing subordinate movement, copying, erasing, etc. of a symbol or lyrics dependent on the drawn staff. Each time the attached staff operation icon 58 is clicked, the setting / cancellation of the attached staff is instructed.

Reference numeral 59 denotes a mesh / auxiliary line icon. By designating the mesh / auxiliary line icon 59 with the pointing device 2a, it is possible to instruct the display screen to display a mesh or to set / cancel an auxiliary line.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation of the attachment relation definition means 1c shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 (a) shows the state when the attachment relation is specified (the operation of the attachment staff of the screen scroll icon 51 shown in FIG. 3). At the time when the icon 58 is designated by the pointing device 2a), the assigned address of the attached symbol (score, character, code, ruled line, tie slur, crescendo, etc.) assigned to the specified staff L is assigned Line L
Is defined by a relative address subordinate to the staff origin LO of the staff, and the attached relationship display means 1d identifies and displays the resulting attached relationship between the musical notation symbols and the staff notation on the CRT display 5 (in this embodiment, the instruction). The displayed staff L is discolored (displayed in red), thereby making it possible to clearly display a group of attached symbols that can be moved by moving the staff.

(B) corresponds to a case where no attachment relation is specified, and shows a state in which an attachment symbol (score, character, code, ruled line, tie slur, crescendo, etc.) is defined at the origin MO of the work memory 3.

FIG. 5 shows the staff L by the allocating means 1b shown in FIG.
7 is a schematic diagram showing the attached movement processing state of FIG. 7, wherein a solid line portion corresponds to a display state before the movement, a broken line portion is an instruction of the cursor K by the pointing device 2a, and the staff L indicated at the destination and the staff L. A state in which attached symbols dependent on L are moved and displayed collectively, and correspond to a temporary display state (before confirmation).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of a procedure for processing an attached staff in the musical score editing system according to the present invention. Note that (1) to (15) indicate each step.

First, the edited score layout is read from the score layout data storage means 7 (1), and the allocating means 1b draws and develops the edited score image in the work area 3a based on the score layout data (2). In this embodiment, the case where the layout is read and the score layout is modified will be described, but the same processing is performed even during the layout processing by the layout means 1b.

Next, it is determined whether or not the movement instruction command 63 (see FIG. 2) for the staff L has been instructed (3). If NO, the process proceeds to another process. If YES, whether or not the attached staff instruction has been issued. That is, it is determined whether the associated staff operation icon 58 of the screen scroll icon 51 shown in FIG. 3 has already been designated by the pointing device 2a (4). If YES, the staff designated by the pointing device 2a is determined. The assigned address of the attached symbol assigned to L is defined by a relative address subordinate to the staff origin LO of the indicated staff L, and the resulting attached score relation between each score symbol and the staff is defined. Attachment relation display means 1d is CRT
The display 5 is identified (in this embodiment, the designated staff L is discolored (displayed in red)), and the attached symbols that can be moved by moving the staff are clearly displayed (5). Next, the system waits for a destination instruction by the pointing device 2a (6). When the destination is indicated by the cursor K as shown in FIG. 5, the shift address of the attached symbol is changed based on the destination address of the staff L. Based on the corresponding shift address, the attached symbols dependent on the staff L are collectively developed in the work area 3a (7), and the result is displayed on the CRT display 5.

Next, it is determined whether the allocation state is OK (8), and NO
If so, return to step (6). If YES, wait for an instruction to save the edited score layout to be issued (9). When the save instruction is issued, execute registration processing of the score layout data (10). Then, the process proceeds to another process.

On the other hand, if the determination in step (4) is NO, the attached symbol or staff L to be moved is indicated by the pointing device.
Waiting for an instruction by 2a (11), and when instructed, waits for an instruction of the destination by the pointing device 2a (12), and when an instruction for the destination is issued, assigns individual shift addresses before the movement. The operation is performed from the address, and the designated elements are individually shifted and developed in the work area 3a (13), and the result is displayed on the CRT display 5.

Next, it waits for a save instruction for the edited score layout to be issued (14), and when the save instruction is issued,
The process of registering the score layout data is executed (15), and the process proceeds to another process.

In the above-described embodiment, the moving process has been described as an example of the layout process. However, the copying process and the erasing process can be performed by adding the attached symbols to the copying process for the staff L, or the staff can be copied. For the erasing process for L, erasing (collective erasing) accompanied by each attached symbol can be executed.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, instructing means for designating an arbitrary staff displayed on the display means and each assigned address of each musical score symbol assigned to the staff designated by the indicating means are designated. Attachment definition means defined by a relative address subordinate to the assigned address of the staff, and an attachment display for identifying and displaying on the display means the attachment relationship between each score symbol defined by the attachment definition means and the staff. With the provision of the means, it is possible to perform the same assignment processing collectively for each attached symbol assigned to the designated staff by the assignment processing for the staff as a basic component of the score. Become. Therefore, even if the assignment positions of the accessory symbols depending on the staff are complicated and the number of assignments is large, desired processing can be performed by one instruction operation.

Also, since the layout means is configured to collectively allocate each score symbol accompanying the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relation defining means, it is frequently used in the score layout processing. This makes it possible to efficiently execute each attached symbol moving process accompanying the moving process with much less operations than before.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a musical score editing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating an editing menu in the musical score editing system according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic view for explaining the operation of the attachment relation defining means shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the attached staff moving processing state of the staff notation shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a flowchart explaining an example of the attached staff processing procedure in the score editing system according to the invention. In the figure, 1 is a computer device, 1a is a menu display means,
1b is an assignment means, 1c is an attachment relation definition means, 1d is an attachment relation display means, 2a is a pointing device, 3 is a work memory, 5 is a CRT display, 6 is a hard disk drive, 7 is a score layout data storage means, 8 is a page A printer, 9 is a music score galley, 10 is a conversion means, 11 is a composition information storage means, and 12 is a computer typesetting machine.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. Staff data is developed on a storage medium based on staff information defined by arbitrary staff width data or staff length data specified and input, and stored in advance as notes, rests and notes. In a musical score editing system having an assigning means for assigning a predetermined performance symbol on a display means, an instruction means for designating an arbitrary staff displayed on the display means, and a staff assigned to the staff indicated by the instruction means. Attachment relationship defining means for defining each assigned address of each score symbol by a relative address subordinate to the assigned staff assigned address, and an attachment relationship between each score symbol defined by the attached relationship definition means and the staff. A musical score editing system comprising: an attachment relation display means for identifying and displaying a state on the display means. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the assigning means assigns all the musical notation symbols collectively to the staff to which the movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relation defining means. The score editing system described.