This is one of the possible ways to calculate the score of Variations II (John Cage)

The lines represent:

1 - frequency
2 - amplitude
3 - timbre
4 - duration
5 - point of occurrence in an established period of time
6 - structure of event (single sound, aggregate or chords, and constellation)

Parameters are determined by making perpendicular measurements from the points to each lines. A set of thirty measurements can be made from a single reading of all the parameters. You can move points and lines with the left mouse button and rotate the lines with the right mouse button.

POINT OF OCCURRENCE:

Values calculated from the point of occurrence are arranged from the smallest to the largest and all the other parameters
(freq, amplitude, timbre etc.) has the same letters sequence.

e.g.: e a b d c

FREQUENCY:
Values are divided into six ranges of frequencies. You can change each range by the six white squares.

STRUCTURE OF EVENT:
Different distances from this line can represent a single note, or an aggregate (chord) or a constellation.
Constellation contains, many notes with different start, length and pitch inside the total values of duration, occurrence and frequency.
All notes are calculated randomly (cage used the I-ching)
The number of notes generated vary from 1 to a maximum of 10 in function of the distance from the point to this line.

nomenclature:

S = single note
A = aggregate (or chord)
C = constellation

SEQUENCER:

A special piano-roll sequencer is used to play the result of all calculations. The figure above illustrates the sequencer with the "event cells" generated by the five points.

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