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Use these constructors to create Notes. To alter them, use the raise and lower functions (or their sharp and flat aliases).

Many musical objects have a note at their core (scales, chords, ...). The Nte class allows these objects to make use of all the note-manipulating functions.

Used to extract a list of notes from something (scale, chord, ...).

Returns the next natural Note in the cycle:

  C -> D -> E -> F -> G -> A -> B 
  ^------------------------------

Returns the previous natural Note in the cycle:

  C -> B -> A -> G -> F -> E -> D 
  ^------------------------------

Applies the specified Interval upwards to a Note, returning the Note above.

Applies the specified Interval downwards to a Note, returning the Note below.

Returns the Interval between the two Notes.

Raises a Note by a semitone by applying an accidental. The note name stays the same.

Lowers a Note by a semitone by applying an accidental. The note name stays the same.

Alias for raise.

Alias for lower.

Strips all Accidentals from a Note.

Return the Accidental applied to the Note.

Brings a Note to it's most straight forward representation. For example:

canonize (sharp B) == C

Returns a list of 15 Notes representing the circle of fifths centered around the specified Note (which is always the 7th element in the list). For example:

circleOfFifths C = [Gb,Db,Ab,Eb,Bb,F,C,G,D,A,E,B,F#] 

Transposes instances of the Nte class using the given Interval and tranposition function. A typical use would be:

transpose Min3rd above [D, sharp F, A] == [F,A,C]

Accidentals are rarely used directly. To alter Notes, use the raise and lower functions (or their sharp and flat aliases).