Generating random notes
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This Scheme-based snippet generates random notes. Use as
\randomNotes n from to dur
to generate n random notes between pitches from and to, with duration dur.
\version "2.24.0"
randomNotes =
#(define-music-function (n from to dur)
(integer? ly:pitch? ly:pitch? ly:duration?)
(let ((from-step (ly:pitch-steps from))
(to-step (ly:pitch-steps to)))
(make-sequential-music
(map (lambda (_)
(let* ((step (+ from-step
(random (- to-step from-step))))
(pitch (ly:make-pitch 0 step 0)))
#{ $pitch $dur #}))
(iota n)))))
\randomNotes 24 c' g'' 8