Converted to tones and played using jsgame0.js
I wanted to sound "Taps" through tones using jsgame0.js. Looking for the sheet music to Taps introduced me to the wider world of bugle calls.
The bugle can sound a harmonic series of 6 notes (C4, G4, C5, E5, G5, C6). This limited number of single notes with no chords and the large number of bugle calls translate well to a rhythm action game. A rhythm action game is simple: just detect if a key is pressed at the correct time. The hard part is licensing the rights to the music. Thankfully, the Manual For Buglers U.S. Navy solved this problem. As a work of the United States government, it is not copyrighted.
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Manual For Buglers U.S. Navy. As a work of the United States government, it is not copyrighted.