Element: beat-unit [group beat-unit]

Description

The beat-unit element indicates the graphical note type to use in a metronome mark.

Derived By

Type note-type-value

Enumeration

Value	Description
1024th
512th
256th
128th
64th
32nd
16th
eighth
quarter
half
whole
breve
long
maxima

Referenced By

• Complex Type metronome

Example

        <direction-type>
          <metronome default-y="20" font-family="EngraverTextT" font-size="12" halign="left" parentheses="yes">
            <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
            <per-minute>144</per-minute>
          </metronome>
        </direction-type>

        <direction-type>
          <metronome default-y="24" font-family="EngraverTextT" font-size="12" halign="left" relative-x="-30">
            <beat-unit>quarter</beat-unit>
            <beat-unit-dot/>
            <beat-unit>half</beat-unit>
          </metronome>
        </direction-type>