Apparatus and computer program for displaying a musical score

Abstract

An electronic musical instrument displays a musical score including lyric character strings on a displayer 21, using music data stored in a storage device 43, by program-processing by a computer main unit 42. The music data includes a series of data representative of a lyric character string separated by break of lyrics, word, or segment of a sentence, the series of data stored in associated relation with data representative of a timing indicative of progression of a musical piece. The computer main unit 42 displays, on the displayer 21, a lyric character string which is not provided with enough display space in a display style different from a display style used for a lyric character string provided with enough display space. For example, part or the whole of characters of either of adjacent overlapping character strings is omitted, with a mark representative of being omitted attached. Alternatively, part or the whole of a preceding character string is displayed in a reduced size or in rows. As a result, on displaying character strings for a musical piece in associated relation with a musical score, even in cases where there is not enough space to display the character strings, the character strings can be displayed appropriately.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and a computer program for displaying a musical score and displaying character strings such as lyrics and chord names in an associated manner with the musical score. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Publication No. 2001-154665, there has been a musical score display device that displays a musical score including a series of musical notes on a display, and displays character strings such as Lyrics and chord names. [0003] However, conventional musical score display devices have a drawback that adjacent character strings overlap each other when the character strings of lyrics are lengthy, or when many characters of lyrics or chord names are crammed into a narrow space. Due to this defect, users cannot read displayed characters or misread characters to be displayed as different characters. Also, overlapping characters are not visually appropriate. In particu...

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[0003] However, when the lyric character strings are lengthy, or when many lyric characters or chord names are crammed into a narrow space, conventional score display devices have the disadvantage that adjacent character strings overlap each other.

Due to this defect, the user cannot read the displayed characters or misread the characters to be displayed as different characters

Also, overlapping characters are not visually appropriate

In particular, the above-mentioned disadvantages cause serious problems for musical score display devices having a small display screen, for example, when the device is configured with a display provided on the panel of an electronic musical instrument.

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