Element: articulations
Description
Articulations and accents are grouped together here.
Derived By
Type articulations
Content Model
Contains elements as defined in the following table.
| Component | Type | Occurs | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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0..* |
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| accent | empty-placement | 1..1 |
The accent element indicates a regular horizontal accent mark. |
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| breath-mark | breath-mark | 1..1 |
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| caesura | empty-placement | 1..1 |
The caesura element indicates a slight pause. It is notated using a "railroad tracks" symbol. |
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| detached-legato | empty-placement | 1..1 |
The detached-legato element indicates the combination of a tenuto line and staccato dot symbol. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| spiccato | empty-placement | 1..1 |
The spiccato element is used for a stroke articulation, as opposed to a dot or a wedge. |
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| staccatissimo | empty-placement | 1..1 |
The staccatissimo element is used for a wedge articulation, as opposed to a dot or a stroke. |
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| staccato | empty-placement | 1..1 |
The staccato element is used for a dot articulation, as opposed to a stroke or a wedge. |
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| stress | empty-placement | 1..1 |
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| strong-accent | strong-accent | 1..1 |
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| tenuto | empty-placement | 1..1 |
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| unstress | empty-placement | 1..1 |
The unstress element indicates an unstressed note. It is often notated using a u-shaped symbol. |
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Referenced By
- Complex Type notations
Example
<notations>
<articulations>
<staccato default-x="3" default-y="-49" placement="below"/>
</articulations>
</notations>
