Hallelujah

"Hallelujah" in Handel's Messiah, arranged for Minecraft's noteblocks.

Recording: https://youtu.be/C0GwhZqqDCA

Arrangement

Instrumentation:

• Soprano: bit + harp
• Alto: iron xylophone
• Tenor: guitar
• Bass: guitar
• Violin I: bell + flute
• Violin II & viola: harp
• Cello: bass
• Trumpet I & II: pling + flute
• Timpani: bass + pling

Tranposed down 3 semitones to better fit noteblock's ranges. However, a few notes still do not fit, then they are either transposed up/down an octave or played by a different instrument, depending on which sounds better to me.

Play requirements

Minecraft Java 1.20 to play the pre-built world; 1.19+ if you build from source.

Optionally:

• Go to Music & Sounds settings and turn down Master Volume to about 50% to 60%, otherwise it might be a bit too loud.

• After entering the world, reduce the redstone tick rate to about 18 or 19 (this requires version 1.20.3+), otherwise it might be a bit too fast. The tick rate that I prefer and used for the YouTube video is 18.5.

Easy install

Copy the World folder into your saves.

To obtain the folder, you may clone the repo or use third-party tools such as Down-Git to download it.

Build from source

Build requirements

• python 3.10-3.12
• pip

Overview of the build process

The structure is auto-generated using noteblock-generator. The program takes src which defines the composition, and generates the structure inside an existing Minecraft world.

Step-by-step guide

1. Install the lastest version of noteblock-generator:

   pip install --upgrade noteblock-generator

   Configure your PATH so that noteblock-generator is executable on the command line.

2. Obtain src. You may clone the repo or download just that folder.

3. Obtain a world in Minecraft Java 1.19+. You may use your existing world or create a new one.

4. Run:

   noteblock-generator [path to src] [path to minecraft world]

   See noteblock-generator for more build options.