// Grammar file saved as '-gr.ShapesInRhythm'. Date: Sam 14 Juin 1997 -- 21:30
-se.ShapesInRhythm
// This is "ShapesInRhythm", a grammar generating a single piece used for the performance of Cronos. It was composed by choreographer Andreine Bel. Part of the material is taken from kathak compositions.
// The piece comprises 9 parts using very different sound "patches". It will not make sense unless played on Roland D-50 with Musitronics extension card. I am sending it on audio cassette to registered users.
// Production and time-setting take 14mn on my old Mac IIci
// but only 2mn 30s on a PowerBook 5300cs...
// Needs about 4500 Kbytes RAM for program and data
// Needs 30ms quantization, yielding K = 222 and 2536 sound-objects.
// At the time this grammar was created, BP2 did not support articulation nor glossary. In fact, this grammar highlighted the need for such features.
// We used time patterns because the dancers wanted initial sections to be "a little slower". The composition starts at metronom 60 and continues at metronom 88.
// Consequently, time is smooth (type cmd-T to verify it).