Strudelify

Camelot Song

Monty Python

KeyC majorTempo245 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Camelot Song — Monty Python
// 245 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 66 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(245/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · "a, b" plays two voices at once · [...]/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.

// chords · clarinet
const clarinet = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H I J K@2 L M N@2 O N@2 P Q R S C T U V W ~@3 J K@2 L X@2 N@2 D Y Z AA AB AC Z AA AB AD G H I J AE AF
  ~@6 AG N AH AI ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,g4,b4,g5]@2 ~@2 [b3,g4,b4,g5]@2 ~ [c4,a4,c5,a5]@2 ~@2 [c#4,a#4,c#5,a#5]@2 ~@3", B: "[d4,b4,d5,b5] ~@3 g3 ~@3",
  C: "~ [c4,e4,c5,e5] ~ [c4,e4,c5,e5]", D: "~ [e4,g4,e5,g5] ~ [e4,g4,e5,g5]", E: "~ [d4,f4,d5,f5] ~ [d4,f4,d5,f5]",
  F: "~ [g3,b3,g4,b4] ~ [g3,b3,g4,b4]", G: "[e3,g3,e4,g4] ~", H: "[a3,c4,a4,c5] ~", I: "[g3,b3,g4,b4] ~",
  J: "[c4,e4,c5,e5] ~", K: "~ [b3,g4,b4,g5] ~ [b3,g4,b4,g5]", L: "~ [c4,a4,c5,a5] ~ [b3,d4,b4,d5]",
  M: "~@2 [c4,e4,c5,e5]@2 ~@2 [c4,e4,c5,e5] ~", N: "~@2 [c4,e4,c5,e5] ~@3 [c4,e4,c5,e5] ~",
  O: "~@2 [d4,f4,d5,f5] ~@3 [d4,f4,d5,f5] ~", P: "~@2 [c4,e4,c5,e5] ~@3 [e4,g4,e5,g5] ~",
  Q: "~@2 [e4,g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [d4,f4,d5,f5] ~", R: "[g3,g4,b4,g5] ~", S: "[c4,e4,c5,e5]@2 ~ [c4,e4,c5,e5]",
  T: "[d4,f4,d5,f5] ~ [c4,c5] ~ [d4,f4,d5] ~ c5 ~", U: "[d4,f4,d5,f5] ~", V: "~@4 b4 ~ c5 ~", W: "[d4,b4,d5] ~",
  X: "[~@2 e5@2 ~@2 e5 ~@9, [c4,e4,c5]]/2", Y: "[c4,e4,c5,c6] ~", Z: "[g3,c4,e4,c5] ~", AA: "[g3,b3,d4,b4] ~",
  AB: "[g3,c4,e4,c5]@4 [c5,e5] [b4,d5] [a4,c5] [g4,b4]", AC: "[c5,e5] ~", AD: "[g4,c5]@4 ~@3 [g3,b3,g4,b4]",
  AE: "[g3,b3,g4,b4]", AF: "~ [b3,g4,b4,g5] ~@2", AG: "~@6 [c4,e4,c5,e5] ~",
  AH: "~@2 [c4,e4,c5,e5] ~@3 [e4,g4,e5,g5]@2", AI: "~ [e4,g4,e5,g5] [c4,e4,c5,c6]@2",
})).s("gm_clarinet").gain(0.4)

// chords · brass section
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H I J K L M ~@7 A B C N@2 O P Q R S T J K L U@2 ~@3 A V W X A V W Y Z F AA H AB J AC AD@2 AE AF@3 ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [g3,c4,g4] ~", B: "[c4,e4,c5] ~ [c4,e4,c5]!3 ~@3", C: "[c4,e4,c5] ~ [c4,e4,c5,e5] ~@3 [c4,e4,c5] ~",
  D: "[d4,f4,d5] ~@2 [d4,f4,d5]!2 ~ [d4,f4,d5] ~", E: "[b3,d4,b4] ~ [g3,b3,g4] ~@3 [g3,g4,b4] ~",
  F: "[e3,g3,e4] ~ [e3,g3,e4] ~ [g3,c4,g4] ~@2 [g3,b3,g4]", G: "[f3,a3,f4] ~ [f3,a3,f4] ~ [a3,c4,a4] ~@2 [a3,c4,a4]",
  H: "[g3,d4,g4] ~ [g3,d4,g4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~ [d4,g4,d5] ~", I: "[c4,c5,e5] ~ [g3,c4,c5]@4 [a3,a4] ~",
  J: "[g3,b3,g4] ~ [g3,b3,g4] ~ [g3,b3,g4] ~ [g3,b3,g4] ~", K: "[g3,g4]!3 ~ [g3,b3,g4]@2 [g3,b3,g4]@2",
  L: "[a3,c4,a4] ~ [a3,c4,a4] ~ [b3,d4,b4] ~ [b3,d4,b4] ~", M: "[c4,e4,c5]!3 ~@5", N: "[d4,f4,d5] ~@5 [c4,e4,c5] ~",
  O: "[d4,f4,d5] ~ [g3,b3,g4] ~@5", P: "~@7 [a3,c4,a4]", Q: "[g3,b3,g4] ~ [g3,b3,g4] ~ [b3,b4] ~@2 [b3,d4,b4]",
  R: "[a3,c4,a4] ~ [a3,c4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,c5] ~@2 [c4,e4,c5]", S: "[b3,d4,b4] ~ [b3,d4,b4] ~ [c4,e4,c5] ~ [d4,f4,d5] ~",
  T: "[e4,e5] ~ [c4,e4,c5]@4 [a3,a4] ~", U: "[[c4,e4,c5]!2 [c4,e4,c5]@14]/2", V: "[c3,c4,e4,c5] ~@3 [c3,c4,e4,c5] ~@3",
  W: "[b2,b3,d4,b4] ~@3 [b2,b3,d4,b4] ~@3", X: "[c3,c4,e4,c5] ~ [e3,c4,e4,c5,e5] ~@5",
  Y: "[c3,c4,e4,c5] ~ [g2,g3,c4,g4] ~@5", Z: "~@7 [g3,g4]",
  AA: "[f3,a3,f4] ~ [f3,a3,f4] ~ [a3,c4,a4] ~ [a3,c4,a4] [g3,d4,g4]", AB: "[c4,c5,e5] ~ [g3,c4,c5]@4 [a3,a4]!2",
  AC: "[g3,b3,g4]!2 [g3,g4] ~@5, ~ b3 ~@2", AD: "[g2@2 ~ g2@2 ~ g2@2]/2", AE: "~ a2@2 ~",
  AF: "[g2@4 ~@5 c3@2 ~ c3@8 ~@4, ~@3 g2@2 ~@7]/3",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.4)

// bass · tuba
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H I C J@3 K L@2 M N L@2 M O C D M@3 P Q R S T J@3 U@2 L@2 V W X Y Z@3 Y Z@2 AA AB Q Z AC AD ~@6 AE AF AG
  AH ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 b1@2 c2@2 ~@2 c#2@2 ~@3", B: "d2 ~@3 g1@2 ~@2", C: "c2 ~ c2 ~", D: "c2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 ~@2", E: "d2 ~ d2 ~",
  F: "b1@2 g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2", G: "e1 ~ g1 ~", H: "f1 ~ a1 ~", I: "g1 ~ a1 ~", J: "g1 ~ g1 ~", K: "c2 ~@3",
  L: "c2 ~@3 g1 ~@3", M: "d2 ~@3 g1 ~@3", N: "a1 ~@3 e1 ~@3", O: "g2 ~", P: "g1 ~", Q: "g1 ~@3 b1 ~@3", R: "a1 ~ c2 ~",
  S: "b1@2 ~@2 c2 ~@3", T: "e2 ~ c2 ~", U: "c2/2", V: "d2 ~ f2 ~", W: "c2 ~", X: "c2@2 ~@2 c2 ~@3", Y: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3",
  Z: "c2 ~@3 c2 ~@3", AA: "e1 ~@3 g1 ~@3", AB: "f1 ~@3 a1 ~@3", AC: "g1 ~@3 g1 ~@3", AD: "g1!3 ~@5", AE: "~@4 c2 ~@3",
  AF: "g1 ~@3 c2 ~@3", AG: "g1 ~@3 d2@2 ~@2", AH: "f2 ~ c2@2",
})).s("gm_tuba").gain(0.64)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A B C@52 A ~@6 B C@2 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x", C: "x!2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@2 A@19 B A@32 C ~@6 D A@2 C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · splash
const splash = s("cr").struct("<A B ~@19 A ~@39 B ~@2 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(clarinet, brass_section, bass, kick, snare, splash)

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