Head Tale

“The P22 Music Text Composition Generator
allows any text to be converted into a musical composition. This
composition is displayed in musical notation and simultaneously
generated as a midi file. The P22 Music Composition Font was proposed
in 1997 to the John Cage Trust as an accompaniment to the John Cage text font
based on the handwriting of the composer. The idea was basic and
simple-every letter of the alphabet was assigned to a note on a scale.
This would allow for any text to be converted into musical notation.”

My favourite song is “Jason jason jason is the mad bad dad of Pace” at 180 bpm. 

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