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When a Saxophone quartet for the Muppets brings in some Brass

Jim Henson Sam Pottle

KeyD majorTempo220 bpm
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// When a Saxophone quartet for the Muppets brings in some Brass — Jim Henson Sam Pottle
// 220 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: Transcription provider: pdmx. https://musescore.com/score/5382477; license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
// note: Full arrangement: all 57 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(220/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · [...]/2 spreads a riff over 2 bars.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.

// other · alto sax · "Alto Saxophone"
const alto_sax = note(`<
  A B C D E F E F G H G H I J K ~ G H G H I J L ~ M N O@2 M P Q R G H G H I J K ~ S T U V W X Y Z C AA AB@2 AC AD AE@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e4@2 e4 e4@2 c4 e4@2", B: "a4@2 a4 a4@2 f4 a4@2", C: "c5@2 c5 c5@2 a4 c5@2", D: "e5 ~@3", E: "~ e4 ~ f#4",
  F: "~@2 b4 g4@2 b4 g4@2", G: "~ g4 ~ f#4", H: "f4@3 f4@3 ~@2", I: "~ c4!2 e4", J: "c4@2 e4 c4 ~ c5 c4 d4",
  K: "c4@2 e4 c4@2 f4 d4@2", L: "c4@2 e4 c4@2 d4 c4@2", M: "a4 ~ g#4 ~", N: "~ c4 ~@2",
  O: "[a4@2 ~@2 g#4@3 a4@5 a4@2 ~@2]/2", P: "c5 ~@2 e4", Q: "f4@2 a4 f4@2 c5 b4@2", R: "[g4,a4]!16",
  S: "c4 d4 c4 b3 c4 d4 c4 a3", T: "b3 c4 b3 a3 b3@2 g3@2", U: "c4 d4 c4 b3 a3 g3 f#3 a3",
  V: "b3@2 a3@2 g3@8 f3 g3 a3 b3", W: "c4 b3 c4 d4 c4 d4 e4 f4", X: "g4@2 e4 g4!2 c4!2 d4", Y: "e4 ~",
  Z: "a4@2 c5 c5@2 a4 c5@2", AA: "e5@2 e5 e5@2 c5 e5@2", AB: "~ f4 ~ f4", AC: "~ c5 ~ c5", AD: "~@5 b4@4 ~@4 b4@3",
  AE: "[~ e5@35 g4@4 ~@8]/3",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.15).pan(0.7)

// other · tenor sax · "Tenor Saxophone"
const tenor_sax = note(`<
  A B C D E F E F G H G H I J K L G H G H I J M N O P Q@2 O R S T G H G H I J K ~ U V W X Y Z AA AB C A AC@2 AD AE AF@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e4@2 e4!3 c4 e4@2", B: "a3@2 a3!3 f3 a3@2", C: "c4@2 c4!3 a3 c4@2", D: "e4 ~@3", E: "~ e4 ~ f#4",
  F: "~@2 b4 g4!2 b4 g4@2", G: "~ g4 ~ f#4", H: "f4@3 f4 f4@2 ~@2", I: "~ c4!2 e4", J: "c4@2 e4 c4 ~ c5 c4 d4",
  K: "c4@2 e4 c4!2 f4 d4@2", L: "~@3 b3", M: "c4@2 e4 c4!2 d4 c4@2", N: "c4 b3 a3 g3", O: "a4 ~ g#4 ~", P: "~ c4 ~@2",
  Q: "[a4@2 ~@2 g#4@3 a4@5 a4@2 ~@2]/2", R: "c5 ~@2 e4", S: "f4@2 a4 f4!2 c5 b4@2", T: "[g4,a4]!16",
  U: "c4 d4 c4 b3 c4 d4 c4 a3", V: "b3 c4 b3 a3 b3@2 g3@2", W: "c4 d4 c4 b3 a3 g3 f#3 a3",
  X: "b3@2 a3@2 g3@8 f3 g3 a3 b3", Y: "c4 b3 c4 d4 c4 d4 e4 f4", Z: "g4@2 e4 g4!2 c4!2 d4", AA: "e4 ~",
  AB: "a3@2 c4 c4@2 a3 c4@2", AC: "~ f3 ~ f3", AD: "~ c4 ~ c4", AE: "~@5 b3@4 ~@4 b3@3",
  AF: "[~ e4@18 e4@17 [g3,g4]@4 ~@8]/3", // G
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.16).pan(0.3)

// other · baritone sax · "Baritone Saxophone"
const baritone_sax = note(`<
  A B C D E F E F E F E G H I J K E F E G H I L M N O P Q P R S ~ T U T V W X Y Z E F E G AA AB A B AC AD AE@3 AF AG@2
  AH
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@3 g2", B: "f#2@3 f#2", C: "f2@3 f#2", D: "g2 ~ g2@2", E: "c3 ~ d#3 ~", F: "d3 ~ g2 ~", G: "d3 ~ g2@2",
  H: "c3 ~ a#2 ~", I: "a2 ~ g#2 ~", J: "a2@3 a2@3 g2@2", K: "~ g2!2 b2", L: "a2@3 a2@3 ~@2", M: "c3 b2 a2 g2",
  N: "f2 ~ f2 ~", O: "e2 ~ c2 ~", P: "f2 ~ e2 ~", Q: "a2 g2", R: "a2 ~ a2 c#3", S: "d2@3 d2@3 d2@2",
  T: "c3!2 ~@2 d#3!2 ~@2", U: "d3!2 ~@2 g2!2 ~@2", V: "d3!2 ~@2 g2@4", W: "c3!2 ~@2 a#2!2 ~@2", X: "a2!2 ~@2 g#2!2 ~@2",
  Y: "a2!2 ~ a2@3 g2@2", Z: "~@2 c3@2 b2@2 a2 g2", AA: "c3@2 c3!2 a#2@2 a#2!2", AB: "a2@2 a2!2 g#2@2 g#2!2",
  AC: "f2@3 f2", AD: "e2@3 e2", AE: "d2!2", AF: "g2@8 ~ g2@7",
  AG: "[~ c2@18 [b2,b3]@4 [a2,a3]@2 [b2,b3]@2 ~ [b2,b3]@2 [a2,a3]@2]/2", AH: "[g2,g3] c2 ~@2",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.25).pan(0)

// other · trumpet · "B♭ Trumpet"
const trumpet = note(`<
  A B C D E F E G H ~@3 I J K L H ~@3 I J M ~ N O P@2 N Q R ~@2 S ~ S ~ J T ~ U V U W I X Y Z AA AB ~@4 AC@2 AD
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 a4@3 ~", B: "a4@4 a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4@3 ~", C: "c5@2 c5!3 a4 c5@2", D: "b3 ~@3", E: "~ c4 ~ c4",
  F: "~ d4 ~ b3", G: "~ g4 f4 d4", H: "c4 ~@7", I: "~ c4!2 ~", J: "a3@3 g#3@3 ~@2", K: "a3@3 a3@3 b3@2", L: "~@3 b3",
  M: "a3@6 a3@6 g3@3 ~", N: "d4 c4 b3 d4", O: "c4 g3 ~ c4", P: "[d4@2 c4@2 b3@2 d4 c4@5 c4@2 c4@2]/2", Q: "e4 g3 ~ g3",
  R: "c4@4 g3@2 c4@4 c4@2 a3@3 ~", S: "~@3 d4@3 ~@2", T: "a3@6 a3@6 b3@3 ~", U: "~ e4 ~ c4", V: "d4@3 d4@3 ~@2",
  W: "d4 d4@3", X: "c4@3 g#3@3 ~@2", Y: "c4@2 f4 e4@2 c4 e4@2", Z: "e4@2 a4 a4@2 e4 a4@2", AA: "e4@2 e4 e4@2 c4 e4@2",
  AB: "a4@2 a4 a4@2 e4 a4@2", AC: "[~@6 c4@4 c4@4 a3@4 ~ b3@4 a3@2 b3@4 ~ a3@2]/2", AD: "g3 c4 ~@2",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.3)

// other · trumpet · "B♭ Trumpet" · soft notes
const trumpet_soft = note("<A ~@7 B C B C ~@4 B C B C ~@12 B D B D E ~@13 F@2 G H ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "a4@2 a4!3 f4 ~@2", B: "~ e4 ~ c4", C: "d4@3 d4@3 ~@2", D: "d4@3 ~@5", E: "~ c4!2 ~", F: "~ c4 ~ c4",
  G: "~ a3 ~ a3", H: "~@5 g#3@4 ~@4 g#3@3",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.2)

// other · trombone
const trombone = note(`<
  [~@12 c3@3 ~]
  [c3@4 c3@2 c3@2 c3@2 c3@2 c3@3 ~]
  [e3@2 e3!3 c3 e3@2]
  [g2 ~ g2@2]
  [c3 ~ d#3 ~]
  [d3 ~ g2 ~]
  ~@51
>`).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.3)

// other · trombone · soft notes
const trombone_soft = note("<[c3@2 c3!3 a2 ~@2] ~@56>").s("gm_trombone").gain(0.2)

// other · trombone
const trombone_2 = note("<~@8 A B A C D E F G A B A C D E ~@35>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 c4 ~ c4@2 a3@2", B: "b3@2 a3 b3 b3@2 g3@2", C: "b3 ~ a3 g3 g3@4", D: "~@2 e3 ~ e3@2 g3@2",
  E: "f3@2 e3 f3 ~ c4 c3 d3", F: "e3@2 e3!3 f3 g3@2", G: "~ g2!2 b2",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.3)

// other · trombone
const trombone_3 = note("<~@24 A B C D C E F ~ G H G I J K L M N O N P Q R S T U V W@3 X Y@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "f2 ~ f2 ~", B: "e2 ~ c2 ~", C: "f2 ~ e2 ~", D: "a2 g2", E: "a2 ~ a2 c#3", F: "d2@3 d2@3 d2@2",
  G: "c3!2 ~@2 d#3!2 ~@2", H: "d3!2 ~@2 g2!2 ~@2", I: "d3!2 ~@2 g2@4", J: "c3!2 ~@2 a#2!2 ~@2", K: "a2!2 ~@2 g#2!2 ~@2",
  L: "a2@2 a2@2 ~@2 a2@6 g2@3 ~", M: "~@2 c3@2 b2@2 a2 g2", N: "c3 ~ d#3 ~", O: "d3 ~ g2 ~", P: "d3 ~ g2@2",
  Q: "c3@2 c3!2 a#2@2 a#2!2", R: "a2@2 a2!2 g#2@2 g#2!2", S: "g2@3 g2", T: "f#2@3 f#2", U: "f2@3 f2", V: "e2@3 e2",
  W: "d2!2", X: "g2@8 ~ g2@7", Y: "[~ c2@35 c2@4 ~@8]/3",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.25)

stack(alto_sax, tenor_sax, baritone_sax, trumpet, trumpet_soft, trombone, trombone_soft, trombone_2, trombone_3)