Element: key-alter [group non-traditional-key]

Description

Non-traditional key signatures can be represented using the Humdrum/Scot concept of a list of altered tones. The key-alter element represents the alteration for a given pitch step, represented with semitones in the same manner as the alter element.

Derived By

Type semitones

Referenced By

• Complex Type key

Example

        <key>
          <key-step>B</key-step>
          <key-alter>-1</key-alter>
          <key-accidental>quarter-flat</key-accidental>
          <key-step>E</key-step>
          <key-alter>-2</key-alter>
          <key-accidental>slash-flat</key-accidental>
          <key-step>A</key-step>
          <key-alter>-2</key-alter>
          <key-accidental>slash-flat</key-accidental>
          <key-step>F</key-step>
          <key-alter>2</key-alter>
          <key-accidental>sharp</key-accidental>
        </key>