Generating Musical Phrases

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After years of fiddling with algorithmic composition, I have come to reach for certain tools to craft melodies, bass-lines, solos, etc.  My latest generative composition program and output will illustrate...

The program in question is quasi-random-durations

The code libraries that I love to use so much are:

(A couple are written by me, because they didn't exist yet!)

Here is the output of the program imported into my DAW, tweaked and enhanced.  The keyboards and bass were generated by selecting the "better" bits after many runs.  Also: it is an an odd time signature: 5/4, then 3/4, then 5/4 again.