Chooose Notes From a Notelist or Notegroup (choose)

Handel allows you to choose a random subset of notes from a notelist using the choose keyword.

The syntax for choosing a random subset of notes (a notelist) from another notelist is: choose somedigit from notelist

Below is an example program that uses a choose expression:

start

chunk example

block

save list = C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, A3, B3

play choose 1 from list for 4b

endblock loop for 4

endchunk

chunk chords

play C3, E3, G3 for 2b

play F3, A3, C3 for 2b

play B2, D3, F3 for 2b

play C4, E4, G4 for 2b

endchunk

run example with sound piano, reverb 10000, loop for 10

run chords with sound guitar, loop for 20, volume 40

finish

Note that the simple program above is non-deterministic and in thus case creates "generative music".