bjorklund | Euclidean rhythms : Björklund 's algorithm in Python | Learning library

bjorklund is a Python library typically used in Tutorial, Learning, Example Codes applications. bjorklund has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities, it has a Permissive License and it has low support. However bjorklund build file is not available. You can download it from GitHub.

After encountering some [buzz] about it online, I read and was inspired by Godfried Toussaint’s paper, [“The Euclidean Algorithm Generates Traditional Musical Rhythms”] In short, he demonstrates how many classic rhythms, particularly of African origin, can be described by a ubiquitous mathematical principle first documented by Euclid and even used for timing patterns in neutron accelerators. However, while I found many implementations of the algorithm in various languages, all of the ones I tried (in Ruby, Python, Java, and Javascript) return inaccurate results! Trying 13 steps with 5 pulses was an easy way to break most of them. Luckily, Toussaint’s source, Björklund, provides C code in his paper [The Theory of Rep-Rate Pattern Generation in the SNS Timing System] I translated this into Python 3, and found the result to be elegant, efficient, and accurate.