JPH0422631A - Sheet music editing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To process allocated appendant signs in block together with processing for staffs by a method wherein an indicated arbitrary staff is designated, the allocation addresses of musical notes allocated on the staff are defined according to relative addresses subordinated to the allocation addresses of the staff, and the subordinative relation-ship between the musical notes and the designated staff is identified and displayed. CONSTITUTION:When a staff allocated on a CRT display 5 of a display device is designated by a pointing device 2a which is included in a designating device, a subordinative relationship defining device 1c defines the allocation addresses of musical notes allocated on the staff according to relative addresses subordinated to the allocation addresses of the staff. The consequent subordinative relationship between the musical notes and the staff is identified and displayed on the CRT display 5 by a subordinative relation ship display device 1d, so that an appendant sign group, which can be moved together with moving of the staff, can be clearly indicated. At this time, an allocating device 1b is allowed to allocate the musical notes in block together with moving of the staff according to the relative addresses defined by the subordinate defining device 1c.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a musical score editing system that processes input musical score information and draws and edits it on the screen, and in particular automatically assigns notes to specified staves. This invention relates to a music score editing system that creates music score version information.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as this type of device, a sheet music plate preparation device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-57234 has been proposed.

Specifically, a personal computer running a highly versatile OS (for example, Microsoft's MS-DO3) and a high-resolution display are used, and music is drawn on the screen according to musical score information input instructed by a pointing device, etc. The layout is processed on the staff notation, and the information for these layouts is transferred to another draft creation information processing system via a storage medium such as a floppy disk or on-line, and the final draft information is transferred to the draft creation information processing system. By outputting to a production device (for example, a computer phototypesetting system), a high-definition block copy as a printed matter is produced. Note that the resolution that can be expressed by the above-mentioned personal computer and the output resolution on the draft creation device are greatly affected by hardware limitations. For example, if the resolution on the editing system is 300DPI, the resolution is 700~700DPI.
Typically, there is a difference of about 900 DPI.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, the musical score information handled by the above-mentioned musical score draft creation device mainly consisted of the relationship between musical notes and staff notations. However, musical notation is defined as musical notes and their associated modifiers (for example, slurs, mezzoforte (mf
), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc., etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.), etc.) etc.

However, in conventional systems, note instructions and lyric input processing are performed character by character using instruction means such as pointing devices, resulting in variations in the lyrics input position (especially when lyrics are input in multiple rows). ), there are problems in that the printing quality is significantly impaired, and it is necessary to give complicated input instructions, resulting in a heavy visual operation burden on the inputter. Note that this type of draft creation system requires data for complicated layouts that cannot be handled by note layouts such as those realized by commercially available music software. In other words, the pitch of each note and note is not fixed (
, and the pitch of the layout changes depending on the font size of the musical note to be printed.

Therefore, the layout process requires consideration of the size of the printing plate, the size of the note font used, musical notation symbols (tie slurs, cresciendos, etc.), and is usually left to the manual work of experts. There are many parts.

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a music score editor that can process each attached symbol assigned to a staff in a batch process along with the processing on the staff, which is designed using a simple menu selection format. The purpose is to obtain a system.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A musical score editing system according to the present invention includes an instruction means for indicating an arbitrary staff displayed on a display means, and each musical score assigned to the staff indicated by the instruction means. Attachment relationship definition means that defines each symbol assignment as an address and the designated staff assignment as a relative address subordinate to the address, and an attachment relationship between each musical score symbol and the staff defined by this attachment relationship definition means. The apparatus is further provided with attached relationship display means for identifying and displaying the status on the display means.

Further, the allocation means is configured to allocate each musical score symbol at once in association with the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relationship definition means.

[Operation] In this invention, when a staff assigned to the display means is designated by the indicating means, the attached relation defining means assigns an address to each assignment of each musical score symbol assigned to the staff, The line layout is defined by a relative address subordinate to the address, and as a result, the attached relationship display means identifies and displays the attached relationship state between each music score symbol and the staff, and the attached relationship is displayed by the display means when the staff moves. It is possible to clearly display a group of possible attached symbols.

At this time, the allocation means makes it possible to allocate each musical score symbol at once, accompanying the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relationship definition means.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a music score editing system showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a personal computer (computer device) started with a general-purpose O8, and a hard disk drive 6 stores data. The input/output is controlled according to O8, and the menu display means la is activated based on the score editing program stored in the hard disk drive 6, the layout means 1b, and the attached relationship definition means 1c.

It is equipped with attached relationship display means 1d and the like.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an input section constituting an instruction means, which is composed of a bointi puffer device 2a, a keyboard 2b, and the like. 3 is a work memory composed of a RAM having a storage capacity of 4M, for example, and a work area 3a is divided into a display work area 3b, a menu management area 30, etc., and the keyboard 2b and the left/right/up/down scroll operation of the pointing device 2a are The display work area 3b is moved accordingly, and the displayable area is displayed on the CRT display 5 via the display control means 4. Reference numeral 7 denotes a musical score layout data storage means constituted by an external storage means such as a floppy disk, which manages and stores musical score information edited on the screen as a file on a page-by-page basis. Reference numeral 8 is a page printer that can be controlled using a language based on Bost Script, for example, and outputs the edited musical score information to the work area 3a as an image of page-by-page bitmap data, and hard copies the edited musical score at a resolution of about 400 DPI, for example. (Sheet music galley 9
).

Reference numeral 10 denotes a converting means constituted by a computer device, which converts the musical score information edited on the musical score layout data storage means 7 or the work area 3a into draft information while referring to predetermined font information, and converts the musical score information edited on the musical score layout data storage means 7 or the work area 3a into block information, and converts the musical score information into draft information, for example, on a floppy disk or the like. The line (.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a computer typesetting machine, which prints and outputs a musical score image edited on photographic paper based on the draft information (including control code information, etc.) written in the draft information storage means 11.

In the musical score editing system configured as described above, when the pointing device 2a constituting the instruction means indicates the staff assigned to the display means (in this embodiment, the CRT display 5), the attached relation defining means 1c displays the five lines. Each assignment of each score symbol assigned to a line is defined as an address, and the assigned staff assignment is defined as a relative address subordinate to the address, and the resulting attachment relationship between each defined score symbol and the staff is defined. The status display device 1d is a CRT.
It is possible to clearly display a group of attached symbols that can be moved along with the movement of the staff by displaying identification on the display 5.

At this time, the allocation means 1b makes it possible to allocate each musical score symbol at once to accompany the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relationship definition means 1C.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating the editing menu in the musical score editing system according to the present invention, and the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

First, in FIG. 2, numeral 50 is a fixed icon, in which icons related to various screen control information, data saving, image output, etc., which will be described later, are defined.

Reference numeral 60 denotes an editing menu, and various editing programs are activated by specifying, with the pointing device 2a, one staff line, bar line, music score, key signature, 7 covers, 5 characters, etc. necessary for music score editing.

61 is an automatic editing command, this automatic editing command 61
By instructing the user to perform the desired musical score editing according to a preset editing procedure guide.

62 is a lyrics input command; this lyrics input command 62
By instructing, the lyrics input processing mode is entered, and the editing menu 60 is switched to a text editing menu as shown in FIG. Note that 63 is a movement instruction command.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 51 denotes a screen scroll icon, and by pointing the pointing device 2a in a specific direction of the screen scroll icon 51, the display control means 4 causes the display screen to scroll in the vertical and horizontal directions.

Reference numeral 52 denotes a menu deletion icon, and by instructing this menu deletion icon 52, the display control means 4 deletes various component menus and displays the musical score status on the wide CRT display 5.

53 is a back color inversion switch icon, and by pointing this back color inversion switch icon 53 with the pointing device 2a, the background color can be changed.

54 is a magnification change switch icon, and the desired magnification of this magnification change switch icon 54 (in this embodiment, 1
/2/Repair/K, etc.) by instructing the pointing device 2a, the display control means 4 changes the display scale of the display screen, and the main part is enlarged and displayed.

Reference numeral 55 denotes a print output icon, and by pointing the print output icon 55 with the pointing device 2a, it is possible to instruct the page printer 8 to start printing out the edited musical score image.

56 is a data save icon, and by pointing this data save icon 56 with the pointing device 2a, it is possible to instruct the work area 3a to start saving the score layout data being edited in the score layout data storage means 7. It is configured.

57 indicates a redraw icon, and this redraw icon 57
By instructing with the pointing device 2a,
The display control means 4 redraws the musical score image being edited on the CRT display 5 to recover from the state in which the screen is disturbed due to overlapping symbols.

Reference numeral 58 denotes an attached staff operation icon, which is used by the pointing device 2a to instruct movement, copying, deletion, etc. of symbols, lyrics, etc. that are subordinate to the drawn staff. Note that each time the attached staff operation icon 58 is clicked, an instruction is given to set/cancel the attached staff.

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

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the operation of the attached relation defining means 1c shown in FIG. At the time when the icon 58 is indicated by the pointing device 2a), the attached symbols (9 characters of music score symbols, chords, ruled lines, ties, etc.) assigned to the specified staff line are displayed.
For assignment of slurs, cresciendos, etc., the address is defined as a relative address subordinate to the staff origin LO of the staff, and the attached relationship status between each defined score symbol and the staff is attached. The related display means 1d causes the CRT display 5 to display an identification (in this embodiment, the indicated staff line is displayed in a changed color (red)), and clearly displays a group of attached symbols that can be moved along with the movement of 5#Jjl Ii9. make it possible.

(b) corresponds to when no attached relationship is specified, and work memory 3
Indicates a state in which attached symbols (single score symbol, code, ruled line, tie/slur, cresciendo, etc.) are defined in the origin MO of .

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the layout shown in FIG. 1 is processed by moving the staff by means 1b, in which the solid line portion corresponds to the display state before movement, and the broken line portion corresponds to the display state by the pointing device 2a. This corresponds to a temporary display state (before finalization) in which the staff specified to the movement destination and the attached symbols subordinate to this staff are collectively moved and displayed according to the cursor instruction.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an attached staff processing procedure in the musical score editing system according to the present invention.

Note that (1) to (15) indicate each step.

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

Next, it is determined whether the movement instruction command 63 (see Figure 2) for the staff has been instructed (3) If No, the process moves on to other processing, and if YES, the attached staff instruction has been made, but what should be done? That is, the attached staff operation icon 58 of the screen scroll icon 51 already shown in FIG.
is indicated by the pointing device 2a (f4)) If YES, the assignment of the attached symbol assigned to the staff indicated by the pointing device 2a uses the address as the staff origin of the indicated staff. The attached relationship display means 1d identifies and displays on the CRT display 5 the attached relationship state between each defined music score symbol and the staff notation (in this embodiment, the indicated staff) is defined by a relative address subordinate to the LO. (5). Next, it waits for the movement destination to be specified by the pointing device 2a (6), and when the movement destination is specified to the cursor as shown in FIG. 5, the shift address of the attached symbol is set based on the movement destination address of the staff Based on the corresponding shift address, the attached symbols subordinate to the staff are expanded in the work area 3a at once (7), and the results are displayed on the CRT display 5.

Next, the assignment should determine whether the status is OK or not. 81. N
If YES, return to step (6); if YES, wait for an instruction to save the edited score layout. 9) When the save instruction is given, execute the registration process for the score layout data (101, etc.). Shift to processing.

On the other hand, if the judgment in step (4) is NO, wait until the pointing device 2a indicates the attached symbol or staff line to be moved (11), and when instructed, the pointing device 2a indicates the destination. 12) When the movement destination is specified, the individual shift addresses are calculated from the addresses for allocation before movement, and the specified elements are individually shifted and expanded in the work area 3a.13) , display the results on CRT display 5
to be displayed.

Next, the process waits for an instruction to save the edited score layout (14), and when the save instruction is issued, a process for registering the score layout data is executed (15), and the process moves on to other processes.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the allocation process was explained using the movement process as an example, but for each process of copying and erasing, it is possible to perform copying with each attached symbol for the copying process for the staff, or It is possible to perform erasure (-batch erasure) with each attached symbol in response to the erasure process for staff lines.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention includes an indicating means for indicating an arbitrary staff displayed on a display means, and each assignment of each musical score symbol assigned to the staff indicated by the indicating means. is an address, and the assignment of the designated staff is defined by a relative address subordinate to the address. A means for displaying the state of the attached relationship between each musical score symbol and the staff defined by the attached relation defining means. Since we have provided an attachment relation display means for identifying and displaying the attached relation, the assignment to the staves, which are the basic constituent elements of the musical score, can be done through processing, and the same assignment can be done for each attached symbol assigned to the indicated staff. It becomes possible to perform processing all at once. Therefore, even if the positions of the attached symbols subordinate to the staff are complicated and the number of assignments is large, desired processing can be performed with a single instruction operation.

In addition, the allocation means is configured to allocate each score symbol at once to the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relationship definition means, so the score allocation process is not possible. It is possible to efficiently execute each attached symbol movement process associated with the frequently used movement process with significantly fewer operations than in the past.

[Brief explanation of 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, and FIG. 4 1 is a schematic diagram explaining the operation of the attachment relationship definition means shown in FIG. 1, FIG. It is a flow chart explaining an example of an attached staff processing procedure in a music score editing system concerning this invention. In the figure, 1 is a computer device, 1a is a menu display means, 1b is an allocation means, 1c is an attachment relationship definition means, 1d is an attachment relationship display means, 2a is a pointing device, 3
5 is a work memory, 5 is a CRT display, 6 is a hard disk device, 7 is a musical score layout data storage means, 8
is a page printer, 9 is a sheet music galley, 10 is a conversion means, 1
1 is a block information storage means, and 12 is a computer typesetting machine. Figure 3 Fang 5 Figure (b) Figure

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Based on the staff information specified by the specified input staff width data or staff length data, staff notation data is developed on the storage medium and pre-stored notes, rests, and predetermined In a musical score editing system having an allocation means for allocating performance symbols on a display means, an instruction means for indicating an arbitrary staff displayed on the display means, and each musical score allocated to the staff indicated by the instruction means. Attachment relationship definition means for defining each assignment address of a symbol as a relative address subordinate to the specified staff assignment address, and an attachment relationship state between each musical score symbol and the staff defined by this attachment relationship definition means. A musical score editing system comprising: attachment relationship display means for displaying an identification on the display means. (2) The allocation means is characterized in that the allocation means allocates each musical score symbol at once in association with the staff whose movement is instructed based on the relative address defined in the attachment relationship definition means. Music score editing system.