JPH0138688Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] This invention is a musical score that can input data for musical notation creation, automatic performance, etc. by switching the mode of a normal typewriter using a keyboard with the key arrangement of a Roman style typewriter. Regarding input typewriter keyboards.

In recent years, with the remarkable progress and development of electronic engineering, electronicization has progressed in the field of musical instruments, and in particular, new musical instruments such as synthesizers have been created and diversified.
In addition to changes in music education in schools due to this diversification, as the number of general music lovers increases year by year, musical instruments that anyone can easily play, compose, arrange, etc. by connecting them to a microcomputer are becoming available. is being requested.

This idea was created in response to these demands, and anyone can easily create musical scores and automatic performance data by freely combining various musical symbols such as pitch, length, and repetition symbols. The purpose of the keyboard is to provide a keyboard for a typewriter for inputting music scores, which is designed to be incorporated into a general-purpose Roman typewriter, and is designed to be incorporated into a general-purpose Roman typewriter. In order to improve the operability of pitch input during composition and arrangement within the above limitations, the most widely and commonly used musical note symbols are arranged in the optimal position and in the optimal order. Pitch name keys are arranged at the bottom row and above it in a positional relationship that corresponds to the white and black keys on the keyboard.

This invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the keyboard of the musical score input typewriter according to this invention. In the figure, when selecting the storage keys, we selected the standard keys that are most frequently used and are considered necessary for composing, arranging, etc. within the mechanical limitations of Roman typewriters (42 to 46 keys). At the same time, the arrangement is determined with due consideration to their positional relationships, and the main focus is on improving operability. In addition, the selected symbols are the same as those used in basic music notation in musically advanced countries, and can be used not only for music education purposes, but also to fully meet the needs of professionals. .

Therefore, when determining the sequence, keys representing pitch names are placed approximately in the center of the first and second columns from the bottom, as shown in FIG. That is, keyboard 1
From the fourth key 1-4 from the left to the tenth key 1-10 in the first row from the bottom of 0, note names of one octave C, D,
E, F, G, A, B and c, d, e, f, g,
a and b are displayed above and below, respectively. In this case, C(c) is C, D(d) is R, E(e) is E, F(f) is Hua, G(g) is G, A(a) is A, and B(b) is Represents the pitch name of shi. In addition, the first and twelfth keys 1-1 and 1-12 from the left in the first row from the bottom indicate shift keys for selecting the upper and lower symbols written on each key of this keyboard, and this key 1 -1 or 1
-12 is not operated, the symbol at the bottom of each key is displayed for input, and the key 1-1 or 1-1
When 2 is pressed, the symbol in the upper row is input and displayed. Furthermore, 2 from the left
The 1st and 11th keys 1-2 and 1-11 are keys for controlling the display position on the display when the keyboard 10 is connected to a display, and are marked with arrows ← and →. Therefore, the third key from the left, keys 1-3, has an eight-to-tobar symbol.
8Va and 8Va are displayed above and below. This eight-bar symbol is difficult to read if there are too many ledger lines on the staff, so if 8Va is written, it is one octave higher than the notation, and if 8Va is written, it is one octave higher than the notation. Each indicates that it should be played low.

Next, in the second row from the bottom, 5th, 6th, and 8th from the left
th, 9th and 10th keys 2-5, 2-
6, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10 are note names with a semitone raising or lowering symbol, i.e. # (sharp) or ♭ (flat), C#, E♭, F#, A♭,
B♭, c#, e♭, f#, a♭, and b♭ are displayed above and below in this order. Furthermore, a shift key for selecting the upper and lower rows of each key is arranged on the first key 2-1 from the left in the same column. This key 2-1 has a lock function, and during normal operation (operation without operating the key 2-1), the symbol at the bottom of each key is displayed, and the key 2-1 is
-1 operation switches to the upper symbol. Then, when key 2-1 is operated, it is locked and key 1
When the -1 or key 1-12 is pressed, the lock is released and the symbol is switched to the lower symbol. Also,
2nd and 12th keys from the left 2-2 and 2-1
2 is a key for controlling the display position on the display, and arrows ↓ and ↑ are displayed respectively.
Furthermore, the third key 2-3 from the left is 〓 and to〓.
symbols are displayed above and below. The symbols 〓 (referred to as a coder) and to 〓 indicate that the notation from 〓 to 〓 to 〓 should be skipped and played. And the fourth key 2-4 from the left has N...〓 and 〓
are displayed above and below.

These 〓 and N...〓 are repeat symbols that indicate sections that should be played repeatedly, and the portion between these symbols indicates that the section should be played twice. In addition, the 6th and 11th keys 2-6 and 2-11 in the second row have 〓 and
DS, fine and bar are displayed above and below, respectively. After the DS (darsinyo) symbol has been played up to that point, it returns to the previous 〓 (seniyo) symbol and plays it repeatedly.
(Fuine) indicates that the performance ends after reaching the symbol. Note that the bar symbol is a bar line.
In addition, the 13th key 2-13 in the second row is a key for erasing incorrect typos, etc. when connected to a display, and the abbreviation for "Delete" is DEL.
is displayed.

Next, in the third row from the bottom, the fourth key from the left to the ninth key 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7,
3-8, 3-9 have rest symbols and musical note symbols 〓, 〓,
〓, 〓, 〓, 〓 and 〓, 〓, 〓, ♪, 〓, 〓 are displayed one above the other in order of shortest length. In this case, of course, 〓 is a thirty-second rest, 〓 is a sixteenth rest, 〓 is an eighth rest, 〓 is a quarter rest, 〓 is a half rest, 〓 is a whole rest. , 〓 stands for third + half note, 〓 stands for sixteenth note, 〓 stands for eighth note, ♪ stands for quarter note, 〓 stands for half note, 〓 stands for whole note. Also, in the same row, the third key from the left, 3-3, has 〓 and 〓 displayed above and below, and 〓 is called staccato, which means playing the notes crisply and clearly.
〓 is called a tie and represents the symbol of playing two or more notes of the same pitch without a break. Furthermore, on the tenth key 3-10 from the left, 〓 and ・ are displayed above and below. 〓 is a symbol for inputting a tuplet. For example, if you press this key 3-10 and then press the key 3-7 three times to input ♪ three times, a triplet 〓 will be displayed. Indicates dots for dotted notes and rests. Also,
11th and 13th keys from the left 3-11 and 3-
13 has a repeat (REPEAT) and
RETURN is displayed. The REPEAT key 3-11 is used to repeatedly notate the same note at the same height, and the RETURN key 3-13 is used to start a new line.

Furthermore, in the fourth row from the bottom, the ninth key from the second from the left 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-
At 6, 4-7, 4-8, and 4-9, numbers from 2 to 9 are displayed above and below in this order, indicating the strength of the sound: PPP, PP, P, mP, mf, f, ff, fff. has been done. Further, the numbers 1 and 0 are displayed at the bottom of the first and tenth keys 4-1 and 4-10 from the left, respectively. And the 11th key from the left 4-1
1, symbols > and < are displayed above and below. In addition, PPP (piano pianissimo), PP (pianissimo)
is extremely weak, mP (mezzo piano) is slightly weak,
P (piano) is weak, mf (mesoforte) is somewhat strong, ff (fuortessimo), fff (fuorte fuortissimo) is extremely strong, > (decresent)
means gradually becoming weaker, and <(cresend) means gradually becoming stronger.

Thus, according to this key arrangement, there are five keys that do not display any symbols, namely 2
-12, 3-1, 3-2, 3-12, 4-12,
If 4-13 is excluded, there are 46 keys in total, which is the same number of keys accommodated in current European typewriters.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the keyboard according to this invention. In this embodiment, keys 3-4, 3-
5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9 from the point where the rest symbol and rest symbol are displayed above and below in order of length, respectively, and from the second key in the fourth row from the bottom Keys up to 9th 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-
This example differs from the above example in that the symbols representing the strength of the sound are displayed at the top in order of strength at 5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, and 4-9, but all others are arranged in the same way. . In this case, it is of course possible to arrange the rest symbols and note symbols in the third column upside down, or to arrange the symbols and numbers representing the strength of the notes in the fourth column upside down. be.

As described above, according to the musical score typewriter keyboard of this invention, the keys of frequently used musical symbols are selected on the keyboard with the key layout of a Roman typewriter, and the keys of the lower row are Key positions were determined based on the principle of arranging keys that are used more frequently than ever before, and pitch name keys were arranged on the bottom row of the keyboard and above it in a positional relationship that corresponds to the white and black keys on the keyboard. Therefore, it has excellent operability and is easy to compose, arrange, etc.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of the keyboard of a musical score input typewriter according to this invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another embodiment of this invention. 10...Keyboard, 1-1 to 1-12...Keys in the first row from the bottom, 2-1 to 2-13...Keys in the second row from the bottom, 3-1 to 3-13...From the bottom Keys in the third row, 4-1 to 4-13...Keys in the fourth row from the bottom, C, D, E, F, G, A, B, c, d,
e, f, g, a, b... pitch name symbol, #, 〓... odd symbol, 〓, 〓, 〓, 〓, 〓, 〓... rest symbol,
〓、〓、〓、♪、〓、〓……Musical note, PPP, PP,
P, mP, mf, f, ff, fff... Symbols that represent the strength of the sound.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Request] (1) A keyboard with a European typewriter key layout, with pitch name keys arranged in the bottom row and the top row in a positional relationship corresponding to the white keys and black keys of the keyboard,
A typewriter keyboard for musical score input, characterized in that symbol keys indicating musical notes, rests, dynamics, etc. are arranged in other columns. (2) The keyboard for a typewriter for musical score input according to claim 1, characterized in that the note keys and the rest keys are arranged in order of length or length, respectively. (3) A keyboard for a typewriter for musical score input according to claim 2 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the dynamic keys are arranged in order of weak or strong notes.