HarmoniHue

Color Notation

Musical Notation

Modern musical notation has a rich and interesting history; it is generally based on the concept of scales, so that vertically-arranged notes on a staff (a set of horizontal grid lines) from the indicated key signature correspond to the desired scale.

Sample - Single Melody: Amazing Grace

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Simple Hue-based Coloring

Applying the hues to the heads of the notes gives the following:

Sample - Single Melody: Amazing Grace

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Chromatic Scale and Circle of Fifths

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Hues and Rotation Indicators

Applying the hues to the heads of the notes and indicating the rotation around the torus with a line gives the following:

Sample - Single Melody: Amazing Grace

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Chromatic Scale and Circle of Fifths

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© David Fraser 2013