Four part harmony software

[Paul Mennin]

I once had a small (Windows) software program that was able to check for
mistakes in traditional four part harmony writing. Unfortunately I
completely forgot the name, and I cannot find it back on the web.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[Alain Naigeon]

Post by Paul Mennin
I once had a small (Windows) software program that was able to check for
mistakes in traditional four part harmony writing. Unfortunately I
completely forgot the name, and I cannot find it back on the web.
Any ideas?

Homo sapiens brain 1.0 ?

[Paul Mennin]

Post by Alain Naigeon

Post by Paul Mennin
I once had a small (Windows) software program that was able to check for
mistakes in traditional four part harmony writing. Unfortunately I
completely forgot the name, and I cannot find it back on the web.
Any ideas?

Homo sapiens brain 1.0 ?

Not every pupil has got such a device, cher Alain :) I know it would be
handy for some of mine to have a check for parallels etc. when filling in
exercises at home, instead of having to wait a week for the verdict.
Often they don't remember why they wrote this or that mistake at the
moment of correction.

[Bohgosity BumaskiL]

Post by Paul Mennin

Post by Alain Naigeon

Post by Paul Mennin
I once had a small (Windows) software program that was able to check for
mistakes in traditional four part harmony writing. Unfortunately I
completely forgot the name, and I cannot find it back on the web.
Any ideas?

Homo sapiens brain 1.0 ?

Not every pupil has got such a device, cher Alain :) I know it would be
handy for some of mine to have a check for parallels etc. when filling in
exercises at home, instead of having to wait a week for the verdict.
Often they don't remember why they wrote this or that mistake at the
moment of correction.

I am not sure: I have not seen their scores (or tried to reverse enjineer
them), and I think lots of parallels work for Lady Smith Black Mambazo;
key perhaps being that they're doing chords in stereo. If they are *not*
doing parallels, then I should try to reverse enjineer them.
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[Paul Mennin]

Post by Bohgosity BumaskiL
I am not sure: I have not seen their scores (or tried to reverse
enjineer them), and I think lots of parallels work for Lady Smith Black
Mambazo; key perhaps being that they're doing chords in stereo. If they
are *not* doing parallels, then I should try to reverse enjineer them.

I wish I hadn't read that.

[Tom K.]

"Paul Mennin" wrote in message news:jat4kl$hja$***@speranza.aioe.org...

I once had a small (Windows) software program that was able to check for
mistakes in traditional four part harmony writing. Unfortunately I
completely forgot the name, and I cannot find it back on the web.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[LJS]

Post by Paul Mennin
I once had a small (Windows) software program that was able to check for
mistakes in traditional four part harmony writing. Unfortunately I
completely forgot the name, and I cannot find it back on the web.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Tom

I always thougth that would be a good idea but never did see a program
that did that unless there is a tool in Finale that does that. BUT,
your post suggests to me that maybe your memory could be jogged if you
consider this:

IF it is a windows program, some other program must have been used to
input the parts such as finale or sibelius. Unless maybe you put in
the midi numbers of your notes etc, and that would be a lot of non
music related work,

If you can remember how you used the program, it might help you to
associate it with the partner program that seems to be missing from
your post that is needed to make the program work.

So, are you sure that it is a Windows program or is it some tool in
another program that you were using?

The student's assignments have to be prepared for input in some manner
so hopefully this line of thought might help you to find that
program.

In the meantime,
A friend of mine sent me this link. Its not about part writing, but
more about parameter controlled chance music. Its really a nice little
program and I though I might share it with the group.

I am also interested in any thoughts anyone has about this little
program.

http://www.grotrian.de/en/act_pianolina.html

Enjoy,

LJS

[Paul Mennin]

Post by LJS
IF it is a windows program, some other program must have been used to
input the parts such as finale or sibelius. Unless maybe you put in the
midi numbers of your notes etc, and that would be a lot of non music
related work,
[...]
LJS

Thank you, LJS. But it was absolutely a stand alone program, with a (very
bad) mouse click based input interface per voice (soprano and alto both
on the top staff, tenor and bass on the lower). I think it must have been
something from the 90's :)