solo_improvisation (pseudo code fun)

pseudo.py

def solo_improvisation():
    # Create arrays to store musical material and acoustic space
    material = []  # store longer units of material here
    current_phrase = []  # store current phrase being improvised
    acoustic_space = []  # store all acoustic resonances

    # Use additive procedures for building patterns
    # Add four phrases to the material array
    for i in range(4):
        current_phrase.append(random.randint(0, 9))  # add random notes to the current phrase
        material.append(current_phrase.copy())  # push a copy of the current phrase to the material array

    # Use repetition/mutation procedures to manipulate material
    # Go through each phrase in the material array
    for i in range(len(material)):
        phrase = material[i]
        # Repeat the following procedures three times
        for j in range(3):
            index = random.randint(0, len(phrase) - 1)  # select a random note index in the phrase
            action = random.randint(0, 2)  # select a random action to perform on the note
            if action == 0:
                # Add a new note at the selected index
                phrase.insert(index, random.randint(0, 9))
            elif action == 1:
                # Remove the note at the selected index
                phrase.pop(index)
            else:
                # Change the note at the selected index by adding a random value between -1 and 1
                phrase[index] += random.randint(-1, 1)
            material[i] = phrase  # Update the material array with the mutated phrase

    # Use circular breathing and overtone selection to extend durations
    # Go through each phrase in the material array
    for i in range(len(material)):
        phrase = material[i]
        # Go through each note in the phrase
        for j in range(len(phrase)):
            note = phrase[j]
            if note == 0:
                # Use circular breathing if the note is a rest (0)
                reserve_air = 10  # Set reserve air in cheeks to 10 units
                while reserve_air > 0:
                    play_note_with_reserve(note, reserve_air)  # Play the note using the reserve air
                    reserve_air -= 1  # Decrease the reserve air by 1 unit
            else:
                # Use overtone selection if the note is not a rest
                overtones = [note, note * 2, note * 3, note * 4, note * 5]  # Calculate the overtones of the note
                selected_overtone = random.choice(overtones)  # Select a random overtone
                play_note_with_reserve(selected_overtone, 5)  # Play the selected overtone with a reserve air of 5 units

    # Fill the acoustic space to create a polyphonic illusion
    # Go through each phrase in the material array
    for i in range(len(material)):
        phrase = material[i]
        acoustic_space.append(phrase)  # Push the phrase to the acoustic space
        # Repeat the following procedures three times
        for j in range(3):
            index = random.randint(0, len(acoustic_space) - 1)  # Select a random riff index from the acoustic space
            riff = acoustic_space[index]  # Get the selected riff
            if riff != phrase:
                # Mix the selected riff with the current phrase and push to the acoustic space if they are not the same
                acoustic_space.append(mix_riffs(phrase, riff))