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The Palette - Melody Composing Tool.

4.4.3
The Palette program is a tool for the creation of 'theoretically correct' melodies
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4.4.3
Language
English
Release date
1 December 2006

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The Palette - Melody Composing Tool, an unmatchable gift for all melody composers.
As its name suggests this tool is a great melody composer that brings the melodious touch to all compositions by the theory of composition and harmony. With a clear graphical representation of the boundaries for motives, phrases and sentences the melody structure is created. To make motive sequence, variation, new rhythm and so on are used. The chord editor is a great harmony creator. This tool takes ample care so that the melody composed is within the limits of harmony and composition theory. By registering this program you will get the benefit to export melody to midi files with the tracks of melody, chords and bass so that you can make your own complete tune. This wonderful melody composer helps you right from the basic music theory to making a complete tune.
With a simple interface the program comprehends functional motion and voice-leading rules guiding you in producing great melodies.

Publisher's description

The Palette program is a tool for the creation of 'theoretically correct' melodies.
The program is based on composition theory and the theory of harmony. The strong theoretical base makes the melody composing process easier.
The program contains seventeen lessons. Each lesson has one or two demo-scripts. The lessons sequentially describe all process of melody creation.
The program represents the melody in a structure that is analogue to the structure of common speech. There are words (motives), phrases, sentences, commas (caesuras), question marks and points (cadences). Such an approach allows a simple and effective algorithm to be applied to the composition of melodies.
The program implements twenty four methods of motive development. Some of them are listed here: variation; inversion; repetition; new rhythm; sequence and so on. These methods similar to the visual effects in graphical editors. The program suggests the 'theoretically correct' algorithm for the melody creation. The main advantage of the algorithm is: we take some existing part of a melody (motive or phrase) and apply the methods of motive development (for example, variation) to this motive of phrase to create a new motive or phrase of the melody.
The program knows the most commonly used triads and sevenths of the key. The program represents the chords in a four-voice form. The names of the voices are soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Any chord has many variants of an arrangement. For example: any chord note can be placed in the first position of the arrangement. The chord notes can be arranged adjacently (tight arrangement) or remotely (wide arrangement). The user can choose both the type of the chord and the arrangement of the chord.
The program has an option that exports the melody to a midi (*.mid) file. The exported file consists of three tracks: melody, chords, bass. You can import this file to any midi sequencer or style arranger to create a complete tune.
The Palette - Melody Composing Tool.
The Palette - Melody Composing Tool.
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