Element: accidental
Description
The accidental type represents actual notated accidentals. Editorial and cautionary indications are indicated by attributes. Values for these attributes are "no" if not present. Specific graphic display such as parentheses, brackets, and size are controlled by the level-display attribute group. Empty accidental objects are not allowed. If no accidental is desired, it should be omitted.
Derived By
Type accidental
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Default | Description |
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| cautionary | yes-no | No | While a barline is understood to cancel the effect of an accidental (except for tied notes), publishers often add cautionary accidentals(also referred to as a "courtesy accidental" or "reminder accidental") to notes across the barline to remind the performer of the correct pitch. |
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| editorial | yes-no | No |
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| parentheses | yes-no | No |
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| bracket | yes-no | No |
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| size | symbol-size | No |
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| default-x | tenths | No |
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| default-y | tenths | No |
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| relative-x | tenths | No |
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| relative-y | tenths | No |
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| font-family | comma-separated-text | No |
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| font-style | font-style | No |
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| font-size | font-size | No |
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| font-weight | font-weight | No |
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| color | color | No |
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Content Model
Contains text only.
Referenced By
- Complex Type note
Example
sharp
<note default-x="83">
<pitch>
<step>A</step>
<alter>1</alter>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>2</duration>
<voice>1</voice>
<type>quarter</type>
<accidental>sharp</accidental>
<stem default-y="10.5">up</stem>
</note>
flat
<accidental>flat</accidental>
natural
<accidental>natural</accidental>
double sharp
<accidental>double-sharp</accidental>
double flat
<accidental>flat-flat</accidental>
parenthesized accidental
<accidental parentheses="yes">natural</accidental>
