Chains
Composition chains
Practical workflows showing how to connect nodes into complete compositional chains. These are the patterns that working composers use most frequently — each one demonstrates a specific aesthetic or technical approach.
Spectral Composition (Saariaho style)
Start with a Harmonic Series node set to your chosen fundamental (e.g., 131 Hz for C3). Generate 16 or more partials…
Serial Technique (Schoenberg/Webern)
Begin with a Tone Row node and enter your twelve pitch-classes (0–11). The node automatically generates all four…
Counterpoint Workflow (Fux to Hindemith)
Feed a cantus firmus (a Pitch List or any pitch source) into a Counter-line node. Start with Species 1 (note-vs-note)…
Minimalist Phase (Reich)
Start with a short repeating pattern in a Pitch List — typically 8–12 notes. For Clapping Music , encode rests as…
Boulez Pitch Multiplication
Define two pitch-class sets using PC Set nodes. Set A might be a trichord like [0, 1, 4] and Set B another trichord…
Ferneyhough Rhythmic Complexity
Build a deeply nested Rhythm Tree with multiple layers of tuplet subdivision — for example, a quintuplet where…
Xenakis Stochastic/Sieve
Start with stochastic raw material: Random Pitches for uniformly distributed pitches across a range, or Random Walk…
Spectral-Rhythmic Integration
The key insight: use the same BPF curve to drive both pitch contour and rhythmic density simultaneously. Create a BPF…
Chaos-Driven Composition
Use a Logistic Map node (r between 3.57 and 4.0 for chaotic behavior) or a Henon Map to generate deterministic chaotic…
Dynamic Shaping
Use waveform generators to create smooth, periodic dynamic contours. A Gen Sine node produces undulating dynamics that…
Microtonal Techniques
Two approaches to microtonal quantization. The first uses Microtonal Quantize with any equal division of the octave…
Multi-Section Form
For large-scale compositions, build each section as a separate sub-graph with its own source-transform-voice chain.…
Beethoven Fate Motif (Symphony No. 5)
The opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is built entirely from one four-note rhythmic cell — eighth-rest…