NAME
Music::ToRoman - Convert notes and chords to Roman numeral notation
VERSION
version 0.0800
SYNOPSIS
use Music::ToRoman;
my $mtr = Music::ToRoman->new(
scale_note => 'A',
scale_name => 'minor',
);
my $roman = $mtr->parse('Am'); # i (minor)
$roman = $mtr->parse('Bo'); # iio (diminished)
$roman = $mtr->parse('CM'); # III (major)
$roman = $mtr->parse('C'); # III (major)
$roman = $mtr->parse('CMaj7'); # III maj7 (major seventh)
$roman = $mtr->parse('Em7'); # v7 (minor seventh)
$roman = $mtr->parse('Emin7'); # v min7 (minor seventh)
$roman = $mtr->parse('A+'); # I+ (augmented)
$roman = $mtr->parse('BbM'); # bII (flat-two major)
$roman = $mtr->parse('Cm9/G'); # iii9/VII (minor ninth with a seven in the bass)
# Also:
$mtr = Music::ToRoman->new(
scale_note => 'A',
scale_name => 'dorian',
chords => 0,
);
$roman = $mtr->parse('A'); # i
$roman = $mtr->parse('B'); # ii
$roman = $mtr->parse('C'); # III
$roman = $mtr->parse('D'); # IV
$roman = $mtr->parse('E7'); # v7
$roman = $mtr->parse('F#'); # vi
$roman = $mtr->parse('G'); # VII
DESCRIPTION
Music::ToRoman
converts chords to Roman numeral notation. Also individual "chordless" notes may be converted given a diatonic mode scale_name.
For example usage, check out the tests for this distribution and the files eg/roman and eg/basslines in Music::BachChoralHarmony.
ATTRIBUTES
scale_note
Note on which the scale is based. This can be one of C, Cb, C#, D, Db, D# ...
Default: C
scale_name
Name of the scale. The diatonic mode names supported are:
ionian / major
dorian
phrygian
lydian
mixolydian
aeolian / minor
locrian
Default: major
chords
Are we given chords to parse with major ("M") and minor ("m") designations?
Default: 1
If this is set to 0, single notes may be used to return the major/minor Roman numeral for the given diatonic mode scale_name.
METHODS
new()
$mtr = Music::ToRoman->new(%arguments);
Create a new Music::ToRoman
object.
parse()
$roman = $mtr->parse($chord);
Parse a note or chord name into a Roman numeral representation.
For instance, the Roman numeral representation for the aeolian
(or minor) mode is: i ii III iv v VI VII - where the case indicates the major/minor status of the given chord.
This can be overridden by parsing say, BM7
(B major seven), thus producing II7
in the key of A minor.
As expected, if a major/minor chord designation is not provided, "M" major is assumed.
If the chords attribute is off and a single note is given, the diatonic mode of the scale_name is used to find the correct Roman numeral representation.
A diminished chord may be given as dim
, which is then converted to o
.
SEE ALSO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numeral_analysis
AUTHOR
Gene Boggs <gene@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2018 by Gene Boggs.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.