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// A custom ID\n$scorePart-\u003esetName('Eb Alto Sax.')-\u003esetPrintName(true); // Setting part name and printing it to the score\n\n// Setting instrument\n$instrument = new Instrument(Instruments::ALTO_SAX);\n$scorePart-\u003esetInstrument($instrument);\n```\n\n#### Measures, notes...\n```php\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Beat;\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Clef;\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Key;\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Time;\n\n$measure = $scorePart-\u003egetPart()-\u003ecreateMeasure();\n\n// We have added an Eb alto saxophone, so we transpose the measure to Eb (the following measures will keep this property)\n$measure-\u003etranspose(-9);\n\n// Setting clef, time signature and fifths (this will be also kept by the following measures until it's not changed)\n// Defaults: clef: G (violin), time: 4/4, fifths: 0 (C / Am)\n$measure\n  -\u003eclef(function (Clef $clef) {\n    $clef-\u003esetViolin();\n  })\n  -\u003ekey(function (Key $key) {\n    $key-\u003esetFifths(2); // adding 2 sharps (F#, C#)\n    $key-\u003esetFifths(-2); // adding 2 flats (Bb, Eb)\n  })\n  -\u003etime(function (Time $time) {\n    // 4 (beats) / 4 (beat type) - using symbols: adding common time for 4/4 and cut time for 2/2\n    $time-\u003esetBeats(4)-\u003esetBeatType(4)-\u003euseSymbols();\n  });\n\n// Adding some notes and rests\n// addNote({note}, {octave}, {beatType})\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('B', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n// addRest({beatType})\n$measure-\u003eaddRest(Beat::TYPE_EIGHT);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('A#', 4, Beat::TYPE_EIGHTH);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('B', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n$measure-\u003eaddRest(Beat::TYPE_EIGHT);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('A#', 4, Beat::TYPE_EIGHTH);\n\n// Next measure..\n$measure = $scorePart-\u003egetPart()-\u003ecreateMeasure();\n```\n\n#### Get content\n```php\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\MusicXml;\n\n// Basic\n$content = $musicXml-\u003egetContent();\n\n// Validate measure lengths before getting the content\n$content = $musicXml-\u003egetContent(MusicXml::STRICT_MEASURES);\n\n// Format output\n$content = $musicXml-\u003egetContent(MusicXml::STRICT_MEASURES | MusicXml::OUTPUT_FORMATTED);\n```\n\n### Advanced\n\n#### Slur\n```php\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('B', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003estartSlur();\n/* ... */\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003estopSlur();\n\n// Through measure(s)\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('B', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003estartSlur();\n/* ... */\n$measure = $scorePart-\u003egetPart()-\u003ecreateMeasure();\n/* ... */\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003estopSlur();\n\n// Nested slur\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003estartSlur(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('D', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('E', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003estopSlur(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('F', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n$measure = $scorePart-\u003egetPart()-\u003ecreateMeasure();\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('G', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('A', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003estopSlur(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('B', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003estopSlur(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003eletRing();\n```\n\n#### Accents\n```php\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003eaddArticulation('tenuto');\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('D', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003eaddArticulation('staccato');\n```\n\n#### Tempo\n```php\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003esetTempo(120, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n/* ... */\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003esetTempo(80, Beat::TYPE_HALF);\n```\n\n#### Dynamics\n```php\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003esetDynamics()-\u003emp(); // Starting with mezzopiano\n/* ... */\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003esetDynamics()-\u003efp(); // Adding a fortepiano\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003estartCrescendo(); // Starting crescendo\n/* ... */\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003estopCrescendo(); // End crescendo\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003esetDynamics()-\u003emf(); // Start mezzoforte\n/* ... */\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003estartDiminuendo(); // Add diminuendo\n/* ... */\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003eendDiminuendo(); // End diminuendo\n$measure-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003esetDynamics()-\u003ep(); // Ends with piano\n/* ... */\n```\n\n#### Repeats \u0026 jumps\n```php\n// Repeat part\n$measure1-\u003erepeatForward();\n/* ... */\n// Alternate endings\n$measure4-\u003eendingNumber(1, 'start');\n/* ... */\n$measure5-\u003eendingNumber(1, 'continue');\n/* ... */\n$measure6-\u003erepeatBackward(1); // With endingnumber\n$measure7-\u003eendingNumber(2, 'start');\n/* ... */\n$measure5-\u003eendingNumber(1, 'continue');\n/* ... */\n$measure5-\u003eendingNumber(1, 'stop');\n\n// Jumps\n$measureX-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003esegno();\n/* ... */\n$measureY-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003ewords('To Coda'); // Go to the Coda (After segno)\n/* ... */\n$measureZ-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003ewords('D.S. al Coda'); // Back from Segno to Coda\n/* ... */\n$measureXYZ-\u003eaddDirection()-\u003ecoda(); // Coda\n```\n\n#### Multiple voices\n```php\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Beat;\n\n$measure = $scorePart-\u003egetPart()-\u003ecreateMeasure();\n\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('D', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('E', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('F', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(1);\n\n$measure-\u003eaddRest(Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddRest(Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('D', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(2);\n```\n\n#### Multiple staves\n```php\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Beat;\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Clef;\n\n$measure = $scorePart-\u003egetPart()-\u003ecreateMeasure();\n$measure-\u003eaddStafe(function (Clef $clef) {\n  $clef-\u003esetBass();\n});\n\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoStafe(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('D', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoStafe(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('E', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoStafe(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('F', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoStafe(1);\n\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 1, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoStafe(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('D', 1, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoStafe(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('E', 1, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoStafe(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('F', 1, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoStafe(2);\n```\n\n#### Chords\n```php\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Beat;\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Helpers\\Chord;\n\n$measure-\u003eaddChord(function (Chord $chord) {\n  $chord-\u003eaddRoot('C', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n  $chord-\u003eaddNote('E', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n  $chord-\u003eaddNote('G', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n});\n```\n\n#### Advanced rythm\n```php\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Beat;\nuse MuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Helpers\\Tuplet;\n\n// Dotted note\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 1, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003edot();\n\n// Tuplets\n// addTuplet($into, $from, $callback). A triplet is 2 into 3, so its addTuplet(3, 2, function () { ... })\n$measure-\u003eaddTuplet(3, 2, function (Tuplet $tuplet) {\n  $tuplet-\u003eaddNote('C', 4, Beat::TYPE_EIGTH);\n  $tuplet-\u003eaddNote('E', 4, Beat::TYPE_EIGTH);\n  $tuplet-\u003eaddNote('G', 4, Beat::TYPE_EIGTH);\n});\n```\n\n#### Multiple instruments\n```php\n// Setting instruments\n$instrument1 = new Instrument(Instruments::ELECTRIC_GRAND_PIANO);\n$scorePart-\u003esetInstrument($instrument1, 'P1-PIANO-ELECTRIC');\n$instrument2 = new Instrument(Instruments::HAMMOND_ORGAN);\n$scorePart-\u003esetInstrument($instrument2, 'P1-HAMMOND-ORGAN');\n\n// Start with electric piano\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003ewithInstrument('P1-PIANO-ELECTRIC');\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('D', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('E', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('F', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n\n$measure = $scorePart-\u003egetPart()-\u003ecreateMeasure();\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('G', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n// Continue with Hammond organ\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('A', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003ewithInstrument('P1-HAMMOND-ORGAN');\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('B', 4, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n$measure-\u003eaddNote('C', 5, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER);\n```\n\n#### Drumkit\n```php\nMuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Elements\\Beat;\nMuseFx\\PhpMusicXml\\Midi\\Drumkit;\n\n// Prefix needed if you have multiple drumkits\n$scorePart-\u003esetDrumkit('OPTIONAL-PREFIX-');\n\n$measure = $scorePart-\u003egetPart()-\u003ecreateMeasure();\n$measure-\u003eaddDrumBeat(Drumkit::CLOSED_HI_HAT, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddDrumBeat(Drumkit::OPEN_HI_HAT, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddDrumBeat(Drumkit::CLOSED_HI_HAT, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddDrumBeat(Drumkit::OPEN_HI_HAT, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(1);\n$measure-\u003eaddDrumBeat(Drumkit::ACOUSTIC_BASS_DRUM, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddRest(Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddDrumBeat(Drumkit::ACOUSTIC_SNARE, Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(2);\n$measure-\u003eaddRest(Beat::TYPE_QUARTER)-\u003etoVoice(2);\n```\n\n## API reference\nIn progress...\n\n## Donations\n\u003ca href=\"https://buymeacoffee.musefx.eu/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuy me a ☕\u003c/a\u003e\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmusefx%2Fphpmusicxml","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fmusefx%2Fphpmusicxml","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fmusefx%2Fphpmusicxml/lists"}