diff --git a/repl/package-lock.json b/repl/package-lock.json
index 460f0e86..ff3ac9f4 100644
--- a/repl/package-lock.json
+++ b/repl/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         "codemirror": "^5.65.1",
         "estraverse": "^5.3.0",
         "multimap": "^1.1.0",
+        "ramda": "^0.28.0",
         "react": "^17.0.2",
         "react-codemirror2": "^7.2.1",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
@@ -6861,6 +6862,15 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/ramda": {
+      "version": "0.28.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ramda/-/ramda-0.28.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9QnLuG/kPVgWvMQ4aODhsBUFKOUmnbUnsSXACv+NCQZcHbeb+v8Lodp8OVxtRULN1/xOyYLLaL6npE6dMq5QTA==",
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/ramda"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/raw-body": {
       "version": "2.4.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/raw-body/-/raw-body-2.4.2.tgz",
@@ -14071,6 +14081,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-WuyALRjWPDGtt/wzJiadO5AXY+8hZ80hVpe6MyivgraREW751X3SbhRvG3eLKOYN+8VEvqLcf3wdnt44Z4S4SA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "ramda": {
+      "version": "0.28.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ramda/-/ramda-0.28.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9QnLuG/kPVgWvMQ4aODhsBUFKOUmnbUnsSXACv+NCQZcHbeb+v8Lodp8OVxtRULN1/xOyYLLaL6npE6dMq5QTA=="
+    },
     "raw-body": {
       "version": "2.4.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/raw-body/-/raw-body-2.4.2.tgz",
diff --git a/repl/package.json b/repl/package.json
index 4a669878..17f794ad 100644
--- a/repl/package.json
+++ b/repl/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "codemirror": "^5.65.1",
     "estraverse": "^5.3.0",
     "multimap": "^1.1.0",
+    "ramda": "^0.28.0",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-codemirror2": "^7.2.1",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/repl/src/tonal.ts b/repl/src/tonal.ts
index cf6bb683..47fe8421 100644
--- a/repl/src/tonal.ts
+++ b/repl/src/tonal.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Note, Interval, Scale } from '@tonaljs/tonal';
-import { Pattern as _Pattern, curry } from '../../strudel.mjs';
+import { Pattern as _Pattern, curry, makeComposable } from '../../strudel.mjs';
 
 const Pattern = _Pattern as any;
 
@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ Pattern.prototype._transpose = function (intervalOrSemitones: string | number) {
   });
 };
 
-// TODO: find out how to patternify this function when it's standalone 
+// example: transpose(3).late(0.2) will be equivalent to compose(transpose(3), late(0.2))
+export const transpose = curry(
+  (a, pat) => pat.transpose(a),
+  (partial) => makeComposable(partial)
+);
+// TODO: add Pattern.define(name, function, options) that handles all the meta programming stuff
+// TODO: find out how to patternify this function when it's standalone
 // e.g. `stack(c3).superimpose(transpose(slowcat(7, 5)))` or
 // or even `stack(c3).superimpose(transpose.slowcat(7, 5))` or
-export const transpose = curry((a, pat) => pat.transpose(a))
 
 Pattern.prototype._scaleTranspose = function (offset: number | string) {
   return this._mapNotes(({ value, scale }: NoteEvent) => {
@@ -93,4 +98,4 @@ Pattern.prototype._scale = function (scale: string) {
 };
 
 Pattern.prototype.patternified = Pattern.prototype.patternified.concat(['transpose', 'scaleTranspose', 'scale']);
-// Object.assign(Pattern.prototype.modifiers, { transpose })
+Object.assign(Pattern.prototype.composable, { transpose });
diff --git a/repl/src/tunes.ts b/repl/src/tunes.ts
index d44d1f91..be653cd5 100644
--- a/repl/src/tunes.ts
+++ b/repl/src/tunes.ts
@@ -363,4 +363,16 @@ export const confusedPhoneDynamic = `stack('[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini.slow(2))
 .scaleTranspose(slowcat(0,1,2,1).slow(2))
 .synth('triangle').gain(0.2).filter(1500)`;
 
+export const confusedPhonePartial = `stack('[g2 ~@1.3] [c3 ~@1.3]'.mini.slow(2))
+.superimpose(
+  transpose(-12).late(0),
+  transpose(7).late(0.2),
+  transpose(10).late(0.4),
+  transpose(12).late(0.6),
+  transpose(24).late(0.8)
+)
+.scale(sequence('C dorian', 'C mixolydian').slow(4))
+.scaleTranspose(slowcat(0,1,2,1).slow(2))
+.synth('triangle').gain(0.2).filter(1500)`;
+
 export default swimming;
diff --git a/strudel.mjs b/strudel.mjs
index aef9b8af..a6aed80d 100644
--- a/strudel.mjs
+++ b/strudel.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Fraction from 'fraction.js'
+import { compose } from 'ramda'; // will remove this as soon as compose is implemented here
 
 // Removes 'None' values from given list
 const removeUndefineds = xs => xs.filter(x => x != undefined)
@@ -7,15 +8,19 @@ const flatten = arr => [].concat(...arr)
 
 const id = a => a
 
-export function curry(func) {
+export function curry(func, overload) {
     return function curried(...args) {
         if (args.length >= func.length) {
             return func.apply(this, args)
         } 
         else {
-            return function(...args2) {
+            const partial = function(...args2) {
                 return curried.apply(this, args.concat(args2))
             }
+            if (overload) {
+                overload(partial, args);
+            }
+            return partial;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -740,6 +745,22 @@ const off   = curry((t, f, pat) => pat.off(t,f))
 const jux   = curry((f, pat) => pat.jux(f))
 const append = curry((a, pat) => pat.append(a))
 
+Pattern.prototype.composable = { fast, slow, early, late }
+
+// adds Pattern.prototype.composable to given function as child functions
+// then you can do transpose(2).late(0.2) instead of x => x.transpose(2).late(0.2)
+export function makeComposable(func) {
+  Object.entries(Pattern.prototype.composable).forEach(([functionName, composable]) => {
+    // compose with dot
+    func[functionName] = (...args) => {
+      // console.log(`called ${functionName}(${args.join(',')})`);
+      return compose(func, composable(...args));
+    };
+  });
+}
+// TODO: automatically make curried functions curried functions composable
+// see tonal.ts#transpose for an example
+
 export {Fraction, TimeSpan, Hap, Pattern, 
     pure, stack, slowcat, fastcat, cat, timeCat, sequence, polymeter, pm, polyrhythm, pr, reify, silence,
     fast, slow, early, late, rev,