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Element: hole

Description

The hole type represents the symbols used for woodwind and brass fingerings as well as other notations.

Derived By

Type hole

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
default-x  tenths  No 
default-y  tenths  No 
relative-x  tenths  No 
relative-y  tenths  No 
font-family  comma-separated-text  No 
font-style  font-style  No 
font-size  font-size  No 
font-weight  font-weight  No 
color  color  No 
placement  above-below  No 
Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component  Type  Occurs  Default  Description 
  1..1 
hole-type  xs:string  0..1  The content of the optional hole-type element indicates what the hole symbol represents in terms of instrument fingering or other techniques.
hole-closed  hole-closed  1..1 

The hole-closed type represents whether the hole is closed, open, or half-open. The optional location attribute indicates which portion of the hole is filled in when the element value is half.

hole-shape  xs:string  0..1 

The optional hole-shape element indicates the shape of the hole symbol; the default is a circle.

Referenced By
Example

          <technical>
            <hole default-x="3" default-y="10" placement="above">
              <hole-closed>closed</hole-closed>
            </hole>

          </technical>
Definition

See technical

 

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