asEvent

maelzel.core.event.asEvent(obj, **kws)

Convert obj to a Note or Chord, depending on the input itself

Input	Output
int, float (midinote)	Note
list (of notes)	Chord
notename as string (“C4”)	Note
str with notenames (“C4 E4”)	Chord

Parameters:

• obj – the object to convert

• kws – any keyword passed to the constructor (Note, Chord)

Return type:

MEvent

Returns:

the resulting object, either a Note or a Chord

Example

>>> from maelzel.core import *
>>> asEvent("4C")     # a Note
4C
>>> asEvent("4C E4")  # a Chord
‹4C 4E›
>>> asEvent("4C:1/3:accent")
4C:0.333♩:symbols=[Articulation(kind=accent)]
# Internally this note has a duration of 1/3
>>> asEvent("4C,4E:0.5:mf")
‹4C 4E 0.5♩ mf›