Das-Harmonie

A Python attempt at supervised, automatic melodic harmonization.

Demonstration available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq1XNULCcSw

In order to take advantage of the full power of Das-Harmonie, you should download the following software:

1. Music21 (https://code.google.com/p/music21/downloads/list)

2. LilyPond (http://www.lilypond.org)

3. Finale NotePad (available free at http://www.finalemusic.com/products/finale-notepad/resources)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION

1. Parts of this program depend on the open-source Music21 library for converting files. Download and install Music21 at https://code.google.com/p/music21/downloads/list. Follow the instructions to properly configure the library. Music21 should be installed globally.

2. Get the files for das-harmonie from GitHub (git clone).

3. You should now have a folder titled "das-harmonie." Move into the parent directory ("cd ..").

4. Run the program with code like this!

>>> python das-harmonie inputfile.xml -B --mus

Options

Arguments

1. das-harmonie
2. name of file containing melody
3. style of accompaniment
4. format of output score

Accepted file types

1. 'xml'
2. 'mxl'
3. 'abc' --> only used in music21 corpus: http://web.mit.edu/music21/doc/systemReference/referenceCorpus.html

Code	Style of accompaniment
-B	Block chords
-A	Arppegiated chords

Code	Possible output formats
--mus	Returned as a score in Finale NotePad
--pdf	PDF Document (requires LilyPond - see above)
--lily.pdf	PDF Document (same functionality as --pdf)
--lily	PNG file (also requires LilyPond)
--text	Prints the output to the terminal in music21 notation
--debug	Can be used to turn on debug functionality. Will not print a score.