Melody/Melo-Rhythm/Generation

This section consists of a series of Song-Generations, starting with those composed of the shortest (one-cell) entities. There will be repeats of the songs which we have seen previously as examples of definitions or procedures. We feel that this repetition is worthwhile because the accent is here on generation and not on analysis.

One-cell Melo-rhythmic Entities

With a Kinetic Cell

We will start with the old favorite Never On Sunday
         because very few songs have such a simple, repetitive, Melo-Rhythm.

Never On Sunday (verse)
Oh you can kiss me on a
Mon- day a Mon- day a Mon- day is ver- y ver- y
good Or you can kiss me on a
Tues- day a Tues- day a Tues- day in fact I wish you
would

Generation of the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of the verse of Never On Sunday
1. Fundamental Cell - the last two complete rows - an elaborate
         p4K4M - Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note \ Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note / Half note_Sixteenth note ' at -40,
                   with a maximum pick-up of seven notes, thirteen notes in the Off-beat,
                   and a Masculine rhyme (Half note_Sixteenth note) on the Beat, followed by the final "breath".
2. Repetition of the cell - the total four complete rows -
         p4K4M p4K4M - Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note \ Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note / Half note_Sixteenth note '
                             Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note \ Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note / Half note_Sixteenth note ' at -4+1,
                   with a breath between the two,
         will be applied to allow development of the Melo-lines Pattern for the complete "A" section
                   (The Melo-harmonic Pattern, like the Melo-rhythmic Pattern, is a repeat of the Fundamental Cell).
         There is no Fusion in this pattern, and no real Symmetry since there is only Repetition.
3. Symmetry - This considerable use of Repetition willl be discussed in Analysis.

With a Split Cell

Never On Sunday (chorus)
Most a- ny day'
You can be my guest'
A- ny day you say'
But my day of rest'
Just name the day'
That you like the best'
On- ly stay a- way'
From my day of rest'

Generation of the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of the chorus of Never On Sunday
1. Fundamental Cell - seventh and eighth rows -
         p3KM - Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note \ Half noteHalf note / Half note_Eight note ' at -40,
         with a Pick-up of four notes, two notes in the Off-beat,
                   (the number of notes in the Off-beat are of no significance because they will disppear in the Fission)
         and a Masculine Rhyme (Half note_Eight note) on the Beat, followed by the final "breath".
2. Fission of the Fundamental Cell -
         the Pick-up is attached to the Masculine Rhyme of the Beat, and
                   the Off-beat takes the form of the Beat, producing
         p3Mp3M - Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note \ Half note_Eight note ' Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note / Half note_Eight note '
                   with a breath between the Off-beat and the Beat.
3. Repetition of the split Fundamental Cell - fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth rows -
         p3Mp3M p3Mp3M - Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note \ Half note_Eight note ' Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note / Half note_Eight note ' Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note \ Half note_Eight note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note / Half note_Eight note ' at -4 +1
                   with a breath between the two cells, added to the smaller breaths within each cell.
                             The first Pick-up has the Sixteenth noteSixteenth note subdivision removed, becoming Eight noteEight noteEight note
                   p3Mp3M p3Mp3M - Eight noteEight noteEight note \ Half note_Eight note ' Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note / Half note_Eight note ' Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note \ Half note_Eight note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note / Half note_Eight note '
         This Repetition allows the development of the Melo-Harmony Pattern.
4. Repetition of the two Fundamental Cells - the complete eight rows -
         2x (p3Mp3M p3Mp3M) - 2x (Eight noteEight noteEight note \ Half note_Eight note ' Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note / Half note_Eight note ' Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note \ Half note_Eight note Sixteenth noteSixteenth noteEight noteEight note / Half note_Eight note ' )
                             at -4+2
                   with breaths everywere, large between and small within the four cells
                             completing the Melo-Rhythmic pattern of the chorus of this song.
         There is no Fusion in this pattern, and no real Symmetry since there is only Repetition.
5. Symmetry - This considerable use of Repetition willl be discussed in Analysis.

Down In The Valley
Down in the val- - - ley - -'
Val- ley so low - - - - - -'
Turn your head o- - - ver - -'
Hear the winds blow - - - - - -'

Generation of the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of Down In The Valley
1. Fundamental Cell - third and fourth rows -
         p2KM - Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note \ Half noteHalf note / Half note. ' at -40,
                   with a Pick-up of three notes, two notes in the Off-beat,
                             (the number of notes in the Off-beat are of no significance
                                       because they will disppear in the Fission)
                   and a Masculine Rhyme (Half note. ') on the Beat, followed by the final "breath".
2. Fission of the Fundamental Cell -
         p2Mp2M - Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note \ Half note. ' Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note / Half note. '
                   with a breath in the center of the cell.
3. Fusion of the Fundamental Cell -
         with a Feminine Rhyme F= - Half noteQuarter note '
                   which diminishes the breath within the cell considerably
         p2F=p2M - Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note \ Half noteQuarter note ' Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note / Half note. '.
4. Repetition of the Fundamental cell
         p2F=p2M p2F=p2M - Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note \ Half noteQuarter note ' Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note / Half note. ' Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note \ Half noteQuarter note ' Eight noteSixteenth noteSixteenth note / Half note. ' at -4+1.
                   with an added breath between the two cells.
5. Change of Meter from 4/4 to 9/19
         by fusing -2 and -1,
                   the second Quarter note in each group of four (in each Whole note) technically disappears
                             changing the meter to 3/4
         by fusing -4 and -3,
                   the second Sixteenth note in each group of four (in each Quarter note) technically disappears
                             changing the meter to 9/16.
         The process of "squeezing" is applied at each ternary level.

Two-cell Melo-rhythmic Entities

In a Two-cell entity, the two cells are joined either
         by a Feminine Rhyme on the Beat of the first of the two cells, or
         by a Pick-up before the Off-beat of the second of the two cells,
                   two variations of the Procedure of Fusion.

With Kinetic Cells

The obvious candidate to lead-off this section is evidently Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
         with its minimal Division (only at -1).

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twin- kle twin- kle' Lit- tle star'
How I won- der' What you are'
Up a- bove' the world so high'
Like a dia- mond' in the sky'
Twin- kle twin- kle' Lit- tle star'
How I won- der' What you are'

Generation of the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
1. Fundamental cell - second half of the sixth row -
         K1M - Half noteHalf note / Whole note ' at -10,
                   no Pick-up, two notes in the Off-beat, Masculine Rhyme,
                             followed by the final "breath".
2. Repetition of the cell - the whole sixth row -
         K1M K1M - Half noteHalf note / Whole note ' Half noteHalf note / Whole note ' at -1+1,
                   with a breath between the two cells (still two Entities).
3. Fusion with a Feminine Rhyme on the Beat of the first of the two cells
         (F= - Half noteHalf note ')
                   (half-way through the pattern - the Langer Hinge)
         K1F= K1M - Half noteHalf note / Half noteHalf note ' \ Half noteHalf note / Whole note '
                   diminishes the breath considerably, fusing the two cells into the same entity.
4. Repetition of the two-cell pattern - fifth and sixth rows -
         2x (K1F= K1M) - 2x ( Half noteHalf note / Half noteHalf note ' \ Half noteHalf note / Whole note ' ) at -1+2,
                   to allow complete generation of the Melo-harmonic and Melo-lines Patterns
                             for the "A" section of the song.
5. and 6. Repetition of the four-cell pattern twice, at -1+4.
         The first group of four cells will be removed to produce the large ternary +3+4
                   required for the "ABA" form of this song - the complete six rows
         6x (K1F= K1M) - 6x ( Half noteHalf note / Half noteHalf note ' \ Half noteHalf note / Whole note ')
7. Symmetry - There is probably an excess of Repetition here
         and it might be advantageous to have Feminine Rhymes in the "B" section,
                   at end of the third and fourth rows,
                             as is the case in the French Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman.
         This considerable use of Repetition willl be discussed in Analysis.
                   So will the use of a pick-up (rather than a Feminine Rhyme) in the middle of the third row.

Love Me Tender
Love me ten- der love me sweet'
Nev- er let me go'
You have made my life com- plete'
And I love you so'
Love me ten- der love me true'
All my dreams ful- fill'
For my dar- ling I love you'
And I al- ways will'

Generation of the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of Love Me Tender
1. Fundamental Cell - eighth row -
         K2M - Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' at -20
                   no Pick-up, four notes in the Off-beat, Masculine Rhyme,
                             followed by the final "breath".
2. Repetition of the Fundamental Cell - seventh and eighth rows -
         K2M K2M - Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' at -2+1
         with a breath between the two
3. Fusion with a Feminine Rhyme on the Beat of the first of the two cells - end of the seventh row -
         F= - Quarter noteQuarter noteHalf note '
                   (half-way through the pattern - the Langer Hinge)
         K2F= K2M - Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Quarter noteQuarter noteHalf note ' \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note '
                   diminishes the breath considerably, fusing the two cells into the same entity.
4. and 5. Repetition will be subsequently applied twice - the complete eight rows -
         producing four such sections, with breaths between them
                   4x (K2F= K2M) - 4x ( Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Quarter noteQuarter noteHalf note ' \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' ) at -2+3
         for the complete "AABA" form.
6. Symmetry - the exact repetition of the same Melo-rhythmic Pattern for the four sections (entities)
         seems to produce excessive symmetry.

Comin' Through the Rye
Can a bo- dy' meet a bo- dy'
Com- in through the rye'
Can a bo- dy' meet a bo- dy'
Need a bo- dy cry'

Generation of the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of Comin' Through the Rye
1. Fundamental Cell - fourth row -
         K2M - Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' at -20
                   no Pick-up, four notes in the Off-beat, Masculine Rhyme,
                             followed by the final "breath".
2. Repetition of the Fundamental cell - third and fourth rows -
         K2M K2M - Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' at -2+1
3. Fusion of the two cells with a Feminine Rhyme at the center ( - the Langer Hinge)
         on the Beat of the first of the two cells - end of the third row -
                   changing M to F+ - Whole note ' to Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note '
         K2F+ K2M - Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note ' \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note '
4. Repetition of these two cells - the complete four rows -
         2x (K2F+ K2M) - 2x ( Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note ' \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' ) at -2+2
5. Symmetry - all seems satisfactory
         This is, of course, the simplified version, without the spreads and snaps, not the performed version.

Rock-A-Bye Baby
Rock- a- bye ba- - - by '
In a- tree top - - - -'
When the wind blows - - ' The
cra- dle will rock - - - - '
When the bough breaks - - ' The
cra- dle will fall - - - - '
Down will come cra- - - dle '
Ba- by and all - - - - '

Generation of the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of Rock-A-Bye Baby
1. Fundamental Cell - eighth row -
         K2M - Half noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' at -20
                   no Pick-up, three notes in the Off-beat, Masculine Rhyme,
                   followed by the final "breath".
2. Repetition of the Fundamental Cell - seventh and eighth rows -
         K2M K2M - Half noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' \ Half noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' at -2+1
                   with a large breath between the two cells.
3. Fusion of the two cells - end of the seventh row -
         by placing a Feminine Rhyme in the center,
                   on the Beat of the first of the two cells (- the Langer Hinge)
         K2F+ K2M - Half noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Half note.Quarter note ' \ Half noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note '
                   reducing the size of the central breath between the two cells.
4. and 5. Repetition will be applied twice - the complete eight rows -
         4x (K2F+ K2M) - 4x ( Half noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Half note.Quarter note ' \ Half noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Whole note ' ) at -2+3
                   with a large, entity breath after every even line.
6. Change of Meter into 3/4
         4x (K2F+ K2M) - 4x ( Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Half noteQuarter note ' \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Half note. ' )
7. Symmetry - the repetition is somewhat excessive with the same Melo-rhythmic Pattern four times.
         Moreover, the words do not respect the Feminine Rhyme of the Fusion perfectly -
                   it appears at the end of the first and seventh lines
                   but is replaced by a Pick-up at the end of the third and fifth lines
                             which places the small breath sooner, before the pick-up.
         This will be discussed in greater detail in Analysis.

Auld Lang Syne
Should auld ac- quain- tance be for- got'
And nev- er brought to mind'
Should auld ac- quain- tance be for- got'
And days of Lang -- Syne'

Generation of the Melo-rhythmic Pattern of Auld Lang Syne
1. Fundamental Cell - fourth row -
         p2K2M - Quarter note \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Half note. ' at -20
                   one note Pick-up, four notes in the Off-beat (two notes on "Lang"), Masculine Rhyme,
                   followed by the final "breath".
2. Repetition of the Fundamental Cell - third and fourth rows -
         p2K2M p2K2M - Quarter note \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Half note. ' Quarter note \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Half note. ' at -2+1
3. Fusion of these two cells with a Feminine Rhyme in the center ( - the Langer Hinge)
                   on the Beat of the first of these two cells, at the end of the third row
         replacing M by F= and Half note. ' by Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note '
                   reducing the length of the breath between the two cells,
         p2K2F= p2K2M - Quarter note \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note ' Quarter note \ Quarter noteQuarter noteQuarter noteQuarter note / Half note. '
4. Repetition of these two cells - the complete four rows -
         2x (p2K2F= p2K2M) - 2x ( Quarter note \ Quarter noteQuarter note