Remote access server using files containing generic and specific music data for generating customized music on demand

Claim 1

A music information highway comprising: A. a central computer station having a first memory file in which is stored a library of different music scores, each score being defined by the nominal notation of a particular music composition including the pitch and duration of each tone, the station including a stored source of sounds and means coupled to the source to play and reproduce the tones of a score selected from the first file; B. a second memory file which is a matrix having stored therein microstructures related to the relative loudness and duration values of a series of notes, said stored different microstructures each adapted to modify the nominal notation of a selected score including the duration and amplitude of a selected score including the duration and amplitude of the notes to impart expressivity to the reproduced score; and C. a plurality of subscriber posts coupled by an interactive network to said station, each post having means to select from the first file for reproduction by the station a particular means to select from the first file for reproduction by the station a particular score and to select from the second file a microscore modifying the nominal notation of the selected score so that the selected music composition, played expressively, can be heard at the post.