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Complex Type: articulations

Description

Articulations and accents are grouped together here.

Derived By

Restricting xs:anyType

Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component  Type  Occurs  Default  Description 
  0..* 
accent  empty-placement  1..1 

The accent element indicates a regular horizontal accent mark.

breath-mark  breath-mark  1..1 

The breath-mark element indicates a place to take a breath.

caesura  empty-placement  1..1 

The caesura element indicates a slight pause. It is notated using a "railroad tracks" symbol.

detached-legato  empty-placement  1..1 

The detached-legato element indicates the combination of a tenuto line and staccato dot symbol.

doit  empty-line  1..1 

The doit element is an indeterminate slide attached to a single note. The doit element appears after the main note and goes above the main pitch.

falloff  empty-line  1..1 

The falloff element is an indeterminate slide attached to a single note. The falloff element appears before the main note and goes below the main pitch.

other-articulation  placement-text  1..1  The other-articulation element is used to define any articulations not yet in the MusicXML format. This allows extended representation, though without application interoperability.
plop  empty-line  1..1 

The plop element is an indeterminate slide attached to a single note. The plop element appears before the main note and comes from above the main pitch.

scoop  empty-line  1..1 

The scoop element is an indeterminate slide attached to a single note. The scoop element appears before the main note and comes from below the main pitch.

spiccato  empty-placement  1..1 

The spiccato element is used for a stroke articulation, as opposed to a dot or a wedge.

staccatissimo  empty-placement  1..1 

The staccatissimo element is used for a wedge articulation, as opposed to a dot or a stroke.

staccato  empty-placement  1..1 

The staccato element is used for a dot articulation, as opposed to a stroke or a wedge.

stress  empty-placement  1..1 

The stress element indicates a stressed note.

strong-accent  strong-accent  1..1 

The strong-accent element indicates a vertical accent mark.

tenuto  empty-placement  1..1 

The tenuto element indicates a tenuto line symbol.

unstress  empty-placement  1..1 

The unstress element indicates an unstressed note. It is often notated using a u-shaped symbol.

Referenced By
Definition
<xs:complexType name="articulations">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Articulations and accents are grouped together here.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
    <xs:element name="accent" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The accent element indicates a regular horizontal accent mark.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="strong-accent" type="strong-accent">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The strong-accent element indicates a vertical accent mark.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="staccato" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The staccato element is used for a dot articulation, as opposed to a stroke or a wedge.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="tenuto" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The tenuto element indicates a tenuto line symbol.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="detached-legato" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The detached-legato element indicates the combination of a tenuto line and staccato dot symbol.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="staccatissimo" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The staccatissimo element is used for a wedge articulation, as opposed to a dot or a stroke.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="spiccato" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The spiccato element is used for a stroke articulation, as opposed to a dot or a wedge.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="scoop" type="empty-line">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The scoop element is an indeterminate slide attached to a single note. The scoop element appears before the main note and comes from below the main pitch.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="plop" type="empty-line">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The plop element is an indeterminate slide attached to a single note. The plop element appears before the main note and comes from above the main pitch.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="doit" type="empty-line">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The doit element is an indeterminate slide attached to a single note. The doit element appears after the main note and goes above the main pitch.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="falloff" type="empty-line">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The falloff element is an indeterminate slide attached to a single note. The falloff element appears before the main note and goes below the main pitch.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="breath-mark" type="breath-mark">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>The breath-mark element indicates a place to take a breath.</xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="caesura" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The caesura element indicates a slight pause. It is notated using a "railroad tracks" symbol.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="stress" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The stress element indicates a stressed note.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="unstress" type="empty-placement">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The unstress element indicates an unstressed note. It is often notated using a u-shaped symbol.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="other-articulation" type="placement-text">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The other-articulation element is used to define any articulations not yet in the MusicXML format. This allows extended representation, though without application interoperability.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
  </xs:choice>
</xs:complexType>

 

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