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6.15 Microtonal Notation

6.15.1 Quartertones

To make it possible for FOMUS to output quartertones, set quartertones to ‘yes’. 

quartertones = yes

part <id pno, inst piano>

part pno
dur 1/2
time 0 pitch 71+1/2 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 71 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 71+1/2 ;
time + pitch 70+1/2 ;
time + pitch 70+1/2 ;
time + pitch 71 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 71 ;
time + pitch 71 ;
time + pitch 70+1/2 ;
time + pitch 70+1/2 ;
time + pitch 70 ;
time + pitch 71 ;
dur 1
time + pitch 70+1/2 ;

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Figure 6.78: Quartertone Melody