Appeal No. 2000-0454
Application 08/377,027
The disclosed invention pertains to a music synthesizer
device for playing at least one prestored tune characterized by a
plurality of harmony parts which are played simultaneously. The
invention is disclosed as having particular utility as a digital
hymnal. One feature of the invention is that each of the harmony
parts is independently orchestrated. Another feature of the
invention is that an amen signal is automatically selected to
play a plagal cadence at the end of the tune.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A music synthesizer device for playing at least one
prestored tune characterized by at least first and second
simultaneously-played parts of harmony, comprising:
a data storage medium;
a first data structure stored in the data storage medium,
the first data structure including a first digital data series
representing the first part of harmony of a tune;
a second data structure stored in the data storage medium,
the second data structure including a second digital data series
representing the second part of the harmony of the tune;
a manipulable input surface for generating an orchestration
signal in response to manipulation of the input surface by a
user;
an orchestrator for receiving the orchestration signal and
establishing a first orchestration attribute for the first part
of harmony and a second orchestration attribute for the second
part of harmony in response to the orchestration signal;
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