Electronic musical instrument with automatic control of melody tone in accordance with musical style as well as tone color

Abstract

An electronic musical instrument is provided with tone color specifying switch, musical style specifying switch and device for deciding the joint of melody tones based on the tone color and musical style specified by these switches. A new-timing melody tone is decided to be jointed with a preceding timing melody tone, based on the specified tone color and musical style, in the state of melody tone joint, for example legato state or nonlegato state, during the preceding timing melody tone is being generated.