# Evening Margin — piano phrasing study

An eight-bar, self-initiated study by **Hx Works**. This is original code-authored, AI-assisted composition and MIDI programming, not a recording of a pianist or a client project. No client audio, MIDI or existing song was used as an input.

[Listen to the comparison](comparison.mp3) · [Straight MIDI](straight.mid) · [Phrased MIDI](phrased.mid)

The same 28 melody pitches occur in the same order in both versions. The first uses fixed tempo and dynamics with block chords. The second uses a bass-and-chord accompaniment, a deliberate dynamic arc, note-length changes, pedal releases, phrase breaths and cadential slowing. The score is eight bars of 3/4 in C major. MIDI files use format 1, three tracks, 480 PPQ and GM Acoustic Grand Piano.

The combined preview lasts approximately **39.29 seconds**, including rendered decay and a one-second separator. The phrased version starts at **19.34 seconds**. A common gain was applied to the combined recording, preserving relative dynamics between the two versions.

## Render and checks

- GeneralUser GS **2.0.3**, by S. Christian Collins, source revision `684543d5e5efaef08d02be50dcda8d552478fa60`.
- Official FluidSynth **2.6.1**; 44.1 kHz stereo PCM render and a 96 kbps MP3 preview.
- MIDI binary readback, melody preservation, final note/pedal release, duration and PCM clipping checks. The combined PCM peak is approximately -2 dBFS, with zero clipped samples.
- These checks do not establish a client’s preferred musical style, live piano performance, or acceptance of a commissioned arrangement.

## Credits and rights

GeneralUser GS permits private and commercial music creation under its [author’s license](https://github.com/mrbumpy409/GeneralUser-GS/blob/684543d5e5efaef08d02be50dcda8d552478fa60/documentation/LICENSE.txt). The author explains that the provenance of every inherited sample cannot be guaranteed. We do not claim exclusive rights in the instrument samples. Neither the SoundFont nor the rendering software is redistributed in this study.

This page is a capability preview. Scope, authorized source material and tools, deliverables, revisions, price and usage rights for any commissioned piece must be agreed separately. It is not a soundtrack license or a promise that this example matches a particular game.