+dot_xml = """ <dot/>
+"""
+tie_xml = """ <tie type="%s"/>
+"""
+tie_notation_xml = """ <notations><tied type="%s"/></notations>
+"""
+
+
+def generate_note (duration, end_tie = False):
+ if duration < 2:
+ (notetype, dur) = ("8th", 1)
+ elif duration < 4:
+ (notetype, dur) = ("quarter", 2)
+ elif duration < 8:
+ (notetype, dur) = ("half", 4)
+ else:
+ (notetype, dur) = ("whole", 8)
+ dur_processed = dur
+ dot = ""
+ if (duration - dur_processed >= dur/2):
+ dot = dot_xml
+ dur_processed += dur/2
+ if (duration - dur_processed >= max(dur/4, 1)):
+ dot += dot_xml
+ dur_processed += dur/4
+ tie = ""
+ tie_notation = ""
+ if end_tie:
+ tie += tie_xml % "stop"
+ tie_notation += tie_notation_xml % "stop"
+ second_note = None
+ if duration - dur_processed > 0:
+ second_note = generate_note (duration-dur_processed, True)
+ tie += tie_xml % "start"
+ tie_notation += tie_notation_xml % "start"
+ note = """ <note>
+ <pitch>
+ <step>C</step>
+ <octave>5</octave>
+ </pitch>
+ <duration>%s</duration>
+%s <voice>1</voice>
+ <type>%s</type>
+%s%s </note>""" % (dur_processed, tie, notetype, dot, tie_notation)
+ if second_note:
+ return "%s\n%s" % (note, second_note)
+ else:
+ return note
+
+def print_measure (nr, beats, type, params = "", attr = "", attr2 = "", barline = ""):
+ duration = 8*beats/type
+ note = generate_note (duration)
+