JPH0997057A - Musical score editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a musical score editing device which makes it easier to perform editing operation such as the movement, copying, erasure, etc., of a musical symbol, etc., in 1-2 parts or measures when music is edited. SOLUTION: This score editing device has a score display and storage means 1 which stores score display data, a display means 2 which displays score display data from the score display and storage means 1 on a screen, a specifying means 3 composed of an input device 3b which generates an indication mark 3a and a movement command and a selection signal for the indication mark 3a, a selected pattern storage means 4 which has a storage table 4a, a rectangular area specifying means 5 which obtains a specific rectangular area on the score display and storage means 1 by referring to the storage table 4a, and an editing management means 6 which nearly generates, updates, and deletes the score display data in a rectangular area and stores the data in the score display and storage means 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music score editing device that allows a user to more easily edit a music score displayed on a screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the improvement of functions of personal computers and the like, there is provided a music score editing device capable of displaying music information such as staffs and music symbols on the screen and editing the music score on the screen. Came to be used. In such a music score editing device, it is possible to perform a unique music score editing operation such as selecting a musical symbol with an input means such as a keyboard or a mouse without using paper or pencil, and sticking it on a particular staff of the musical score. Done.

[0003]

In the musical score editing with the above-described structure, the editing work is performed by designating music symbols and the like and sticking them on the staff of the musical score. But,
If you try to use a song you made by referring to other songs, it would be very troublesome if you were copying each song while specifying each musical symbol on the staff. become. Especially, the work itself of composing is problematic because there are many parts where the same melody and rhythm are repeated. Also, in the course of a song, move or cut a melody or rhythm pattern from one part to another part, or insert another melody or rhythm pattern between a certain melody and melody or between rhythm patterns. In some cases, the editing work may be complicated, and the user interface as described above cannot complete the editing in a short time. The problem becomes more remarkable when an ensemble composed of a plurality of parts is created, and if a song is created, updated, or deleted within a range of a plurality of parts, the editing work becomes complicated.

The present invention was devised in view of the above problems of the prior art, and when performing music editing work, moving, copying, erasing of music symbols and the like in one or more parts or bars. It is intended to provide a music score editing device that can facilitate editing work such as.

[0005]

Therefore, the musical score editing device of the present invention has a musical score display storage means having an XY coordinate system and storing musical score display data to be displayed in a rectangular area on the coordinate system. A display means for displaying the musical score display data on the musical score display storage means on a screen, and an XY coordinate system as well, and an instruction mark displayed on the screen and a command to move the instruction mark on the screen. And a designation means composed of an input device for generating a selection signal according to the user's selection, and X.
Selection pattern storage means having a storage table that stores rectangular areas of parts and measures in an arbitrary paragraph on the score to be selected corresponding to the Y coordinate, and an instruction to be placed when the selection signal is generated by the designation means. Referring to the storage table of the selection pattern storage means from the X and Y coordinates of the mark,
A rectangular area specifying means for obtaining a rectangular area on the musical score display storage means concerning a part and a measure in a predetermined paragraph, and musical score display data on the rectangular area specified by the rectangular area specifying means are generated later by the designating means. It has a basic feature that it has an edit management means for newly creating / updating / deleting based on the selected selection signal and storing it in the musical score display storage means.

In the structure of the musical score editing device, when there is a rectangular area specified by the rectangular area specifying means,
When the rectangular area on the screen of the display means is displayed in a format different from that of the surrounding area (for example, the display is reversed or the color is displayed differently from the surrounding color), which range is displayed on the user side. It becomes easier to recognize whether it has been selected.

Further, as a selection pattern of a rectangular area of a part and a bar in an arbitrary paragraph corresponding to X and Y coordinates, which is stored in the storage table of the selection pattern storage means,
When the X and Y coordinates indicate one or more specific measures of one or more specific parts, the measure is selected and X.
When designating a position above or below one or more specific measures of a part having a Y coordinate, the same measure in all parts including the measure is selected, and the X and Y coordinates are 1 or 2 or more of the specific paragraph. When designating the paragraph start side or the paragraph end side of a specific part, all types of one or more specific parts in the paragraph may be selected (for these three types of selection patterns) Will be described later in the section of the embodiment of the invention).

[0008]

With the above-described structure, in the music score editing operation on the screen, the user confirms the instruction mark of the designating means on the screen, and the desired part for music score editing,
By selecting a measure or the like with an input device, a rectangular area relating to a part and a measure in a predetermined paragraph on the musical score display storage means is specified according to the selection pattern stored in advance in the storage table of the selection pattern storage means. Means, and then the user gives the next command (selection signal generated by the specifying means) to edit, such as newly create, update or delete the musical score display data on the rectangular area. it can. Therefore, when performing music editing work, it is possible to move, copy, and delete one or more parts or bars at once, and the editing work becomes easier.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a circuit of one embodiment of a music score editing device according to the present invention. Mouse 120
The input device 3b of the designating means 3 described later constitutes the input device 3b, and its movement and on / off of the left and right click buttons are scanned by the mouse scan circuit 121. By this scan, the click operation signal of the mouse 120 is detected, and the CP
It is written in the RAM 110 by U100. Then, it is compared with the click operation signal stored in the RAM 110 until then, and the CPU judges the on / off event.
Performed by 100.

Data indicating the amount of movement of the mouse 120 in the X-axis and Y-axis directions is also added to the cursor coordinate data of the cursor point register on the RAM 110 to move the cursor.

The keyboard 130 also constitutes the input device 3b of the designation means 3, and each of these keys is scanned by the key scan circuit 131. By this scan, data on / off of each key is detected, and the CPU 1
00 to the RAM 110. Then, the CPU 100 compares the data, which has been stored in the RAM 110 up to that point, indicating the ON / OFF state of each key, and the CPU 100 determines the ON event and OFF event of each key.

As the memory area in the RAM 110, in addition to the above-mentioned data, an area for storing musical score display data to be displayed in a rectangular area on the XY coordinate system configured as the musical score display storage means 1, It has at least an area in which the storage table 4a of the selection pattern storage means 4 is stored. The structure of the storage table 4a will be described later.

A part of the musical score display data on the arbitrary rectangular area stored in the musical score display storage means 2 is transferred to a VRAM 141 constituting the display means 2 which will be described later, and C
It is displayed as an image in the window on the RT 140.

In addition to the above, the CPU 100 includes a part of the configuration of the designating means 3, the rectangular area specifying means 5, and the editing management means 6.
, Respectively.

In the display / editing / playing apparatus of this configuration, as shown in the functional block diagram of FIG. 2, the musical score display storage means 1 for storing the musical score display data and the musical score display data on the musical score display storage means 1 are stored. Designating means 3 including a display means 2 for displaying a screen, and an input device 3b for generating an instruction mark 3a and a movement command and a selection signal for the instruction mark 3a.
And a selection pattern storage means 4 having a storage table 4a
A rectangular area specifying means 5 for obtaining a specific rectangular area on the musical score display storage means 1 by referring to the storage table 4a;
Editing management means 6 for newly creating / updating / deleting musical score display data on the rectangular area and storing it in the musical score display storage means 1.
And

The musical score display storage means 1 comprises a physical memory space of the RAM 110 corresponding to a musical score display area larger than the physical display area of the screen of the display means 2 described later. This musical score display area is a two-dimensional area in which each point (dot) is shown in the XY coordinate system with the upper left corner as (0,0), and each point is each bit of the physical memory. (1 dot is usually represented by n bits in the case of color display). And the standard score consists of multiple pages,
In addition to the title and header / footer area, there are basic components that describe notes such as paragraphs, parts, and measures. In order to express these notations on the screen, a plurality of musical score pages are assigned to the above musical score display area, as shown in FIG. That is, the first page is (p2xleft =
0, p2top = 0) to (P1xright, P2y
area) and the second page is (p2xleft
t, p2top) to (P1xright, P2ybo
area). This page size is set in a dialog for page setting in the edit management means 6 described later. In the page setting dialog, the size of the page, the top and bottom margins, etc. are set, the title of the song, etc. are input, and the paragraph rectangle data that specifies the rectangle area of the paragraph S and the parts included in each paragraph S are set. The P part memory pointer is stored. Further, the part memory specified by the part memory pointer stores part rectangular data specifying the rectangular area of the part P and the bar memory pointer of the bar M included in each part P. Further, the measure memory specified by the measure memory pointer stores measure rectangle data for specifying a rectangular area of the measure M and musical score display data such as various music symbols contained in each measure M. This musical score display data includes staff data (bass clef staff, treble staff staff), grand staff, rhythm staff data, and various notes and rests, and other key signatures and time signatures. There is data. These display data are converted into score description data by the edit management means 6 described later, output to the score description data management means (not shown), and stored in the score description storage means (not shown). On the other hand, the display data is displayed on the screen of the CRT 140 of the display means 2 which will be described later. Therefore, in the music score display area on the screen, each page is displayed sequentially in the vertical direction and divided into pages, and each point on each page can be specified by the coordinates of the music score display area.

When the musical score display area is displayed on the physical screen, a part of the musical score display area is cut out and displayed in accordance with the display screen area (as described above, the VRAM 141 is displayed on the physical screen). Transfer area). Further, the scroll bar drawn on the right side and the lower part of the screen allows the area to be drawn on the screen to be freely selected. That is, the amount of movement of the scroll button of the vertical scroll bar is the vertical length of all pages placed in the score display area, and the amount of movement of the scroll button of the horizontal scroll bar is the horizontal length of the page placed in the score display area. This allows any page to be displayed on the screen.

Since the musical score display area is relatively displayed on the screen of the CRT 140 with coordinates having the upper left corner as the origin, the operation position of the cursor in the musical score display area is the scroll amount (sx, sy) of the mouse 120. ) Makes it possible to specify a point in the display coordinate system. Therefore, a music symbol or the like is selected by the input device 3b (mouse 120) and the instruction mark 3a of the designating means 3, and by clicking at a certain rectangular area of the musical score display area, for example, an arbitrary music such as an eighth note It is possible to draw symbols and the like.

The designating means 3 moves the instruction mark 3a (cursor) displayed on the screen of the CRT 140 and the instruction mark 3a on the screen, and selects the symbol or command by the click operation. 3b (mouse 12
0). The instruction mark 3a is managed by the X and Y coordinates with the upper left corner of the screen as (0,0), and as described above, the data indicating the movement amount of the input device 3b in the X and Y directions is stored in the RAM 110. It is added to the cursor coordinate data of the cursor point register and the instruction mark 3a is moved. Then, the designating means 3 can select a target operation command from a pull-down menu, a menu bar, or a toolbar which is displayed on the screen classified into files, edits, symbols and the like. The various operation commands selected by the instructing means 3 are issued as a selection signal to the edit managing means 6, which will be described later, and thereby the musical score in an arbitrary rectangular area on the musical score display storing means 1 specified by the rectangular area specifying means 5. Display data is edited. This editing refers to deleting, copying, moving, pasting, etc. of musical score display data in a specific rectangular area. Then, the music score display data subjected to these edits is finally sent from the music score display storage means 1 to the display means 2 and displayed on the CRT screen.

The selection pattern storage means 4 has a storage table 4a which stores the rectangular areas of parts and bars in an arbitrary paragraph on the musical score to be selected in correspondence with the X and Y coordinates. As a selection pattern of the rectangular area stored in the storage table 4a, when designating one or more specific bars of a specific part whose X and Y coordinates are 1 or 2 or more, a pattern for selecting those bars, X. A pattern for selecting the same bar in all parts including the bar when the position above or below the bar of one or more specific bars having the Y coordinate is designated, and the X and Y coordinates are from 1 to 2 of the specific paragraph. There is a pattern in which, when designating the paragraph start side or the paragraph end side of two or more specific parts, all bars of one or more specific parts in the paragraph are selected.

The rectangular area specifying means 5 is arranged so that the indication mark 3a located when the selection signal is generated by the specifying means 3 is X.
Referring to the storage table 4a of the selection pattern storage means 4 from the Y coordinate, the part (P) and measure in a predetermined paragraph (S)
The rectangular area on the musical score display storage means 1 for (M) is specified. This rectangular area is (x1, y1) (x
2, y2), 2 points (4 if multiple parts are involved)
Points, 6 points and increase in even multiples).

The edit managing means 6 interprets the selection signal generated later by the specifying means 3 and displays the musical score on the rectangular area specified by the rectangular area specifying means 5 based on the operation command indicated by the signal. Data is edited (deleted, copied, moved, pasted, etc.), and the edited result is stored in the musical score display storage means 1. Naturally, the edited result is displayed on the screen by the display means 2.

Next, an explanation will be given of the editing work such as moving, copying and erasing music symbols and the like in one or two or more parts and bars when the musical score is edited using the present apparatus having the above-mentioned structure. To do.

First, the user moves the instruction mark 3a on the screen by using the input device 3b, stops it in a specific range on the musical score displayed on the screen, and clicks. Then, the rectangular area relating to the specific part / measure is specified by the process described below. Next, the user selects the target operation command by placing the instruction mark 3a on the display of any pull-down menu, menu bar, or toolbar (not shown) and clicking the input device 3b. According to the operation command, the above-mentioned editing (deletion / copying / moving / editing) of the musical score display data in the rectangular area is performed.
Will be done).

The above-mentioned editing process is executed as the following internal processing in this apparatus. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the instruction mark 3a exists in a specific range on the musical score, and the input device 3
When the button b is clicked, the designating means 3 sends a selection signal to the rectangular area identifying means 5 and the X.
The Y coordinate is passed to the means 5. The rectangular area specifying means 5 judges that there is a measure selection input at that time (S1), and the passed XY
From the coordinates, a mode 1 is obtained from the selection modes 1 to 3 of the storage table 4a (which will be described later) (S2).
At this time, it is determined whether a plurality of parts (P) / measures (M) are designated (selection range designation) by the user's instruction (S3).
If there is no such designation, the rectangular area specifying means 5 sets the data with the start point = the end point (S4). On the contrary, if the designation is present, it is determined whether or not there is the start point data (x1, y1) (S5), and then it is determined whether the current selection mode matches the already set selection mode. After (S
6), end point data (x2, y2) is set (S
7). After any one of these data sets has been set, the rectangular area specifying means 5 sets the selection mode (specification of the rectangular area) (S8) and displays the mark of the selected measure (reverse display) (S9). .

FIGS. 4 to 10 show rectangular area selection patterns of the above selection modes. Among them, FIG. 4 shows the X designated by the designating means 3 among the selection modes.
A pattern for selecting a bar when only one bar of a part having a Y coordinate is designated. FIG. 5 shows, from the same selection mode, from a bar with a part having X and Y coordinates designated by the designating means 3 to another bar (clicking the input device 3b on a bar and pressing the keyboard). This is a pattern for selecting these measures when the range is selected by pressing the specific key of 130 and clicking the input device 3b again on other measures. FIG. 6 shows the designation means 3 in the same selection mode.
Specify from one bar in one part to another bar in the other part whose XY coordinates are designated (click the input device 3b on the bar in one part and press a specific key of the keyboard 130). However, when the range is selected by clicking the input device 3b again on another bar in another part), these patterns in the two parts are selected.
In the selection mode of FIG. 7, when designating a position above or below one bar of a part having X and Y coordinates designated by the designating means 3, the same bar of all parts including the bar is selected. It is a pattern. In the same selection mode, FIG. 8 indicates a lower position from a bar having a part having an X / Y coordinate designated by the designating means 3 to another bar (an input device at a position below the certain bar). 3b and select a range by pressing a specific key on the keyboard 130 and clicking the input device 3b again at a position below another bar), the same bar in all parts including these bars is selected. This is the pattern to select. FIG.
Of the selection modes of, X designated by the designating means 3
When the Y coordinate indicates the paragraph end side of one part of a specific paragraph, it is a pattern for selecting all the bars of the part in the paragraph. In FIG. 10, in the same selection mode, the X and Y coordinates designated by the designating means 3 designate the paragraph end side of two parts of a specific paragraph (the input device 3b is clicked on the paragraph end side of one part). When a range is selected by holding down a specific key of the keyboard 130 and clicking the input device 3b again on the paragraph end side in another part), a pattern for selecting all measures of the two parts in the paragraph. is there.

After completion of the rectangular area specifying processing, the rectangular area specifying means 5 reversely displays the screen display of the area to notify the user that the specifying processing has been performed. At the same time, the editing management means 6 reads the type and address of the musical score display data in the rectangular area from the musical score display means 1 and deletes the data according to the selection signal of the operation command issued from the designation means 3 side. -Editing such as copying, moving and pasting.

[0028]

According to the musical score editing apparatus of the present invention described in detail above, in the musical score editing work on the screen, the user tries to perform the musical score editing while confirming the instruction mark of the designation means on the screen. By selecting a measure, etc. with an input device, a rectangular area relating to a part and a measure in a predetermined paragraph on the musical score display storage means is selected according to the selection pattern stored in advance in the storage table of the selection pattern storage means. When the musical score display data on the rectangular area is specified by the specifying means and then the user gives an operation command, the musical score display data can be edited, such as newly created, updated, or deleted. Therefore, when performing music editing work, it is possible to move, copy, and delete one or more parts or bars at once, and the editing work becomes easier. Especially in the composition of an ensemble, when there are many parts where the same melody or rhythm is repeated, or when the melody or rhythm pattern of a certain part is moved or cut to another part in the course of the music, Even if the editing work becomes complicated, such as inserting a different melody or rhythm pattern between the melody and the rhythm pattern, it is possible to finish the editing within a short time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an embodiment of a music score editing device.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the musical score editing device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an edit processing step executed as internal processing in this apparatus.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a rectangular area selection pattern in a selection mode.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the rectangular area selection pattern of the selection mode.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing another example of a rectangular area selection pattern in the same selection mode.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a rectangular area selection pattern in a selection mode.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the rectangular area selection pattern of the selection mode.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a rectangular area selection pattern in a selection mode.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a rectangular area selection pattern in the same selection mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 musical score display storage means 2 display means 3 designation means 3a instruction mark 3b input device 4 selection pattern storage means 4a storage table 5 rectangular area identification means 6 editing management device 100 CPU 110 RAM 120 mouse 130 keyboard 140 CRT

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A musical score display storage unit for storing musical score display data to be displayed in a rectangular area on the coordinate system, and a musical score display data stored in the musical score display storage unit on a screen. An input device which has a display means for displaying and an X / Y coordinate system similarly, and which issues an instruction mark displayed on the screen and an instruction to move the instruction mark on the screen to generate a selection signal according to a user's selection A designation means consisting of
Selection pattern storage means having a storage table storing rectangular areas of parts and measures in an arbitrary paragraph on the musical score to be selected corresponding to the X and Y coordinates, and a position when the selection signal is generated by the designation means. A rectangular area specifying means for obtaining a rectangular area on the musical score display storage means for a part and a measure in a predetermined paragraph by referring to the storage table of the selection pattern storage means from the X and Y coordinates of the instruction mark to be used, and the rectangle. Edit management means for newly creating / updating / deleting the musical score display data on the rectangular area specified by the area specifying means based on the selection signal generated later by the specifying means, and for storing in the musical score display storage means. A music score editing device characterized by having. 2. The music score editing device according to claim 1,
2. The musical score editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when there is a rectangular area specified by the rectangular area specifying means, the rectangular area on the screen of the display means is displayed in a format different from that of the surrounding area. . 3. The musical score editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection pattern stored in the storage table of the selection pattern storage means has one or more specific parts having X or Y coordinates of one or more and one or more. 3. The musical score editing device according to claim 1, wherein when the specific measure of is specified, the measure is selected. 4. The musical score editing device according to claim 1, wherein a selection pattern stored in the storage table of the selection pattern storage means has one or more specific measures of one or more parts having X and Y coordinates. 3. The musical score editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the same bar is selected in all parts including the bar when the lower position is designated. 5. The musical score editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection pattern stored in the storage table of the selection pattern storage means has an X / Y coordinate of 1 of a specific paragraph.
3. When notifying the paragraph start side or the paragraph end side of one or more specific parts, all the bars of one or more specific parts in the paragraph are selected. Editing device.