JFugue is an open-source Java API for programming music without the complexities of MIDI.

JFugue makes programming music this easy:

Player player = new Player();
player.play("C D E F G A B");     See more examples | Learn how to get started

In addition, JFugue provides many more features:
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• Music Strings let you specify notes, chords, instruments, tracks. More...
  
• Music can be played at runtime, or saved to and opened from MIDI files
  
• Music can be sent to and received from external devices: keyboards, mixers, etc.
  
• A "Pattern" of music can be transformed and manipulated in interesting ways
  
• Support for microtonal music, intuitive rhythm tracks, anticipating musical events
  
• Other music parsers and renderers can be easily integrated into the JFugue architecture
  

 

JFugue is ideal for applications in which music is generated at run-time, such as:

• Algorithmic, generative, aleatoric, or evolutionary music
• Music editors, beat boxes, drum machines
• Jazz improvisers, mimicking classical composers, AI in music
• Procedural synthesis, virtual instruments, interactive software playthings
• Dynamic mood setting, adaptive music, music that depends on game state, games that require musical skill
• ...And much more, limited only by your imagination!

 

Using JFugue is also a great way to inspire future programmers, and to experiment with music theory and composition.