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+"""
+CULTURE CLASH — didgeridoo drone → rhodes → tabla/sitar pop progression →
+NES Mario meets Drake → marching snare military finale over 808 fadeout.
+A fever dream of musical tourism.
+"""
+
+from pytheory import Key, Duration, Score, Tone, play_score
+from pytheory.rhythm import DrumSound
+
+# ── Key: C major for the pop progression, works for Mario too ───
+key = Key("C", "major")
+s = key.scale
+
+# Scale degrees
+C  = s[0]   # I
+D  = s[1]
+E  = s[2]
+F  = s[3]   # IV
+G  = s[4]   # V
+A  = s[5]   # vi
+B  = s[6]
+
+score = Score("4/4", bpm=95)
+
+# Tabla bols
+NA  = DrumSound.TABLA_NA
+TIT = DrumSound.TABLA_TIT
+GE  = DrumSound.TABLA_GE
+tDHA = DrumSound.TABLA_DHA
+KE  = DrumSound.TABLA_KE
+GEB = DrumSound.TABLA_GE_BEND
+
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+# STRUCTURE:
+#   Bars  1-4:  Didgeridoo drone + Rhodes enters
+#   Bars  5-12: Tabla/sitar — I-V-vi-IV arpeggiated
+#   Bars 13-20: NES Mario × Drake mashup
+#   Bars 21-24: Marching snare military over 808 fadeout
+# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+# ── DIDGERIDOO — opens the whole thing ──────────────────────────
+didge = score.part("didgeridoo", instrument="didgeridoo", volume=0.5,
+                   reverb=0.7, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                   chorus=0.2, chorus_rate=0.1, chorus_depth=0.008)
+
+# 4 bars of drone — deep, ancient, primordial
+for _ in range(4):
+    didge.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=100)
+
+# Continue under rhodes, quieter
+didge.set(volume=0.3)
+for _ in range(4):
+    didge.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=85)
+
+# Fade out as tabla enters
+didge.set(volume=0.2)
+for _ in range(2):
+    didge.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=75)
+didge.set(volume=0.1)
+for _ in range(2):
+    didge.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=65)
+
+# Silent for rest
+for _ in range(12):
+    didge.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# ── RHODES — enters bar 3, ethereal chords ──────────────────────
+rhodes = score.part("rhodes", instrument="electric_piano", volume=0.0,
+                    reverb=0.65, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                    chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.4, chorus_depth=0.005,
+                    tremolo_depth=0.15, tremolo_rate=3.5)
+
+# Silent bars 1-2
+rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 3-4: fade in with simple chords
+rhodes.set(volume=0.25)
+prog = key.progression("I", "V", "vi", "IV")
+for chord in prog:
+    rhodes.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 5-8: fuller, the progression sings
+rhodes.set(volume=0.3)
+for chord in prog:
+    rhodes.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 9-12: start breaking up, making room for sitar
+rhodes.set(volume=0.25)
+for chord in prog:
+    rhodes.add(chord, Duration.HALF)
+    rhodes.rest(Duration.HALF)
+
+# Bars 13-16: minimal stabs under Mario
+rhodes.set(volume=0.15)
+for chord in prog:
+    rhodes.add(chord, Duration.QUARTER)
+    rhodes.rest(Duration.DOTTED_HALF)
+
+# Bars 17-24: silent — hand off to the madness
+for _ in range(8):
+    rhodes.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# ── TABLA — enters bar 5 with fills ────────────────────────────
+tabla = score.part("tabla", volume=0.0,
+                   reverb=0.3, reverb_decay=1.2, humanize=0.08)
+
+# Silent bars 1-4
+for _ in range(4):
+    tabla.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 5-12: keherwa groove
+tabla.set(volume=0.35)
+for bar in range(8):
+    if bar == 3 or bar == 7:
+        # Fill bars — bayan showcase
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=100, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=110)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=70)
+        tabla.hit(KE, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=60)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120)
+    else:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=50)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=45)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=88, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=68)
+
+# Bars 13-20: tabla continues, slightly quieter under Mario/Drake
+tabla.set(volume=0.25)
+for bar in range(8):
+    if bar == 3 or bar == 7:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=95, articulation="accent")
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=110)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=90)
+        tabla.hit(GEB, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=105)
+    else:
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
+        tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=45)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=65)
+        tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=42)
+        tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=80)
+        tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=62)
+
+# Bars 21-24: tabla fades
+tabla.set(volume=0.15)
+for _ in range(2):
+    tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=75)
+    tabla.hit(GE, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
+    tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=60)
+    tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=40)
+    tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
+    tabla.hit(TIT, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=38)
+    tabla.hit(tDHA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+    tabla.hit(NA, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
+tabla.set(volume=0.0)
+for _ in range(2):
+    tabla.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# ── SITAR — I V vi IV arpeggiated (bars 5-12) ──────────────────
+sitar = score.part("sitar", instrument="sitar", volume=0.0,
+                   reverb=0.45, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                   delay=0.35, delay_time=0.316, delay_feedback=0.4,
+                   pan=-0.2, humanize=0.08)
+
+# Silent bars 1-4
+for _ in range(4):
+    sitar.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 5-12: the eerily familiar I-V-vi-IV arped out
+sitar.set(volume=0.45)
+arp_chords = [
+    # I — C: C E G
+    [C, E, G, C.add(12), G, E, C, G.add(-12)],
+    # V — G: G B D
+    [G.add(-12), B.add(-12), D, G, D, B.add(-12), G.add(-12), D.add(-12)],
+    # vi — Am: A C E
+    [A.add(-12), C, E, A, E, C, A.add(-12), E.add(-12)],
+    # IV — F: F A C
+    [F.add(-12), A.add(-12), C, F, C, A.add(-12), F.add(-12), C.add(-12)],
+]
+for _ in range(2):
+    for arp in arp_chords:
+        for note in arp:
+            sitar.add(note, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=85)
+
+# Bars 13-20: sitar fades, hands off to NES
+sitar.set(volume=0.3)
+for arp in arp_chords:
+    for note in arp:
+        sitar.add(note, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+sitar.set(volume=0.15)
+for arp in arp_chords:
+    for note in arp:
+        sitar.add(note, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=55)
+
+# Bars 21-24: silent
+for _ in range(4):
+    sitar.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# ── NES MARIO — pulse wave, enters bar 13 ──────────────────────
+mario = score.part("mario", synth="square", envelope="staccato", volume=0.0,
+                   reverb=0.15, lowpass=6000)
+
+# Silent bars 1-12
+for _ in range(12):
+    mario.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 13-16: World 1-1 theme
+mario.set(volume=0.3)
+mario_melody = [
+    # Bar 1
+    (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (None, Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (None, Duration.EIGHTH), (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (E.add(12), Duration.QUARTER),
+    # Bar 2
+    (G.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
+    (G, Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
+    # Bar 3
+    (C.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (G, Duration.EIGHTH), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
+    (E, Duration.QUARTER),
+    # Bar 4
+    (None, Duration.EIGHTH), (A, Duration.QUARTER),
+    (B, Duration.QUARTER), (A.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),  # Bb
+    (A, Duration.QUARTER),
+]
+for note, dur in mario_melody:
+    if note is None:
+        mario.rest(dur)
+    else:
+        mario.add(note, dur, velocity=100)
+
+# Bars 17-20: Hotline Bling melody on pulse wave
+# That iconic descending pattern: D C A G... simple, hypnotic
+mario.set(volume=0.32)
+bling = [
+    # Bar 1 — the hook
+    (D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (C.add(12), Duration.QUARTER),
+    (A, Duration.QUARTER), (G, Duration.QUARTER),
+    # Bar 2
+    (A, Duration.QUARTER), (None, Duration.QUARTER),
+    (G, Duration.QUARTER), (E, Duration.QUARTER),
+    # Bar 3 — repeat with variation
+    (D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (A, Duration.EIGHTH), (G, Duration.HALF),
+    # Bar 4 — resolve
+    (A, Duration.HALF), (G, Duration.QUARTER),
+    (E, Duration.QUARTER),
+]
+for note, dur in bling:
+    if note is None:
+        mario.rest(dur)
+    else:
+        mario.add(note, dur, velocity=95)
+
+# Bars 21-24: Mario and Drake merge — fast alternating phrases
+mario.set(volume=0.28)
+mashup = [
+    # Mario lick
+    (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (None, Duration.EIGHTH), (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
+    # Drake answer
+    (D.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (A, Duration.EIGHTH), (G, Duration.EIGHTH),
+    # Mario
+    (G.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (E.add(12), Duration.QUARTER),
+    # Drake
+    (D.add(12), Duration.QUARTER), (A, Duration.QUARTER),
+    # Final — both melodies collide
+    (E.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (D.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (C.add(12), Duration.EIGHTH), (G, Duration.EIGHTH),
+    (E, Duration.HALF),
+    (C.add(12), Duration.WHOLE),
+]
+for note, dur in mashup:
+    if note is None:
+        mario.rest(dur)
+    else:
+        mario.add(note, dur, velocity=90)
+
+# ── 808 BASS — enters bar 5, drives through, fades at end ──────
+bass = score.part("bass_808", synth="sine", envelope="pad", volume=0.0,
+                  distortion=0.2, distortion_drive=3.0,
+                  lowpass=140, lowpass_q=1.8)
+
+# Silent bars 1-4
+for _ in range(4):
+    bass.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 5-12: following the progression roots
+bass.set(volume=0.3)
+bass_roots = [
+    C.add(-24), G.add(-24), A.add(-24), F.add(-24),
+]
+for _ in range(2):
+    for root in bass_roots:
+        bass.add(root, Duration.HALF, velocity=100)
+        bass.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
+        bass.add(root, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=85)
+
+# Bars 13-20: 808 gets harder under Mario/Drake
+bass.set(volume=0.35)
+for _ in range(2):
+    for root in bass_roots:
+        bass.add(root, Duration.HALF, velocity=110)
+        bass.add(root, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=90)
+        bass.rest(Duration.EIGHTH)
+        bass.add(root, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=100)
+
+# Bars 21-24: 808 fades out under marching snare
+for vol, vel in [(0.28, 95), (0.2, 85), (0.12, 75), (0.05, 60)]:
+    bass.set(volume=vol)
+    bass.add(C.add(-24), Duration.WHOLE, velocity=vel)
+
+# ── MARCHING SNARE — military ensemble, bars 21-24 ─────────────
+march = score.part("march", volume=0.0,
+                   reverb=0.25, reverb_decay=1.0, humanize=0.03)
+
+MR = DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE
+MS = DrumSound.MARCH_SNARE  # ghost notes at low velocity
+
+# Silent bars 1-20
+for _ in range(20):
+    march.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bar 21: entrance — single hits, announcing
+march.set(volume=0.5)
+march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120, articulation="accent")
+march.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
+march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=120, articulation="accent")
+march.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
+
+# Bar 22: double time — getting serious
+march.set(volume=0.6)
+march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115, articulation="accent")
+march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=115, articulation="accent")
+march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=70)
+march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=118, articulation="accent")
+march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72)
+march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=118, articulation="accent")
+march.hit(MR, Duration.EIGHTH, velocity=72)
+
+# Bar 23: full rolls — blazing
+march.set(volume=0.7)
+for i in range(16):
+    vel = 120 if i % 4 == 0 else 65 + (i % 3) * 8
+    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=vel)
+
+# Bar 24: crescendo roll into final hit
+march.set(volume=0.8)
+for i in range(14):
+    vel = 80 + i * 3
+    march.hit(MR, Duration.SIXTEENTH, velocity=min(127, vel))
+# FINAL HIT
+march.hit(MR, Duration.QUARTER, velocity=127, articulation="fermata")
+march.rest(Duration.QUARTER)
+
+# ── PAD — glue, subtle throughout ───────────────────────────────
+pad = score.part("pad", synth="supersaw", envelope="pad", volume=0.0,
+                 reverb=0.6, reverb_type="taj_mahal",
+                 chorus=0.3, chorus_rate=0.2, chorus_depth=0.008,
+                 lowpass=1400)
+pad.lfo("lowpass", rate=0.0625, min=600, max=2000, bars=24, shape="triangle")
+
+# Silent bars 1-4
+for _ in range(4):
+    pad.rest(Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# Bars 5-24: slowly evolving pad following progression
+pad.set(volume=0.12)
+for _ in range(5):
+    for chord in prog:
+        pad.add(chord, Duration.WHOLE)
+
+# ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+import sys
+
+print(f"Key: {key}")
+print(f"Parts: {list(score.parts.keys())}")
+print(f"Duration: {score.duration_ms / 1000:.1f}s | {score.measures} measures")
+
+if "--live" in sys.argv:
+    print("Playing CULTURE CLASH (live engine)...")
+    from pytheory_live.live import LiveEngine
+    engine = LiveEngine(buffer_size=1024)
+    engine.play_score(score)
+else:
+    print("Playing CULTURE CLASH...")
+    play_score(score)