Element: note [group music-data]

The chord element indicates that this note is an additional chord tone with the preceding note. Notes that are part of a chord will share the same stem if a stem is present. In MuseData, a missing duration indicates the same length as the previous note, but the MusicXML format requires a duration for chord notes too.

The rest element indicates notated rests or silences. Rest elements are usually empty, but placement on the staff can be specified using display-step and display-octave elements. If the measure attribute is set to yes, this indicates this is a complete measure rest.

The unpitched type represents musical elements that are notated on the staff but lack definite pitch, such as unpitched percussion and speaking voice.

The tie element indicates that a tie begins or ends with this note. The tie element indicates sound; the tied element indicates notation.

The cue element indicates the presence of a cue note.

The chord element indicates that this note is an additional chord tone with the preceding note. Notes that are part of a chord will share the same stem if a stem is present. In MuseData, a missing duration indicates the same length as the previous note, but the MusicXML format requires a duration for chord notes too.

The rest element indicates notated rests or silences. Rest elements are usually empty, but placement on the staff can be specified using display-step and display-octave elements. If the measure attribute is set to yes, this indicates this is a complete measure rest.

The unpitched type represents musical elements that are notated on the staff but lack definite pitch, such as unpitched percussion and speaking voice.

The grace type indicates the presence of a grace note.

The chord element indicates that this note is an additional chord tone with the preceding note. Notes that are part of a chord will share the same stem if a stem is present. In MuseData, a missing duration indicates the same length as the previous note, but the MusicXML format requires a duration for chord notes too.

The rest element indicates notated rests or silences. Rest elements are usually empty, but placement on the staff can be specified using display-step and display-octave elements. If the measure attribute is set to yes, this indicates this is a complete measure rest.

The unpitched type represents musical elements that are notated on the staff but lack definite pitch, such as unpitched percussion and speaking voice.

The tie element indicates that a tie begins or ends with this note. The tie element indicates sound; the tied element indicates notation.

A voice is a sequence of musical events (e.g. notes, chords, rests) that proceeds linearly in time. The voice element is used to distinguish between multiple voices (what MuseData calls tracks) in individual parts. It is defined within a group due to its multiple uses within the MusicXML schema.

One dot element is used for each dot of prolongation (augmentation dot). The placement element is used to specify whether the dot should appear above or below the staff line. It is ignored for notes that appear on a staff space.

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.

Stems can be down, up, none, or double. For down and up stems, the position attributes can be used to specify stem length. The relative values specify the end of the stem relative to the program default. Default values specify an absolute end stem position. Negative values of relative-y that would flip a stem instead of shortening it are ignored. A stem element associated with a rest refers to a stemlet.

The notehead element indicates shapes other than the open and closed ovals associated with note durations. For the enclosed shapes, the default is to be hollow for half notes and longer, and filled otherwise.

Staff assignment is only needed for music notated on multiple staves. Used by both notes and directions. Staff values are numbers, with 1 referring to the top-most staff in a part.

Beam values include begin, continue, end, forward hook, and backward hook. Up to eight concurrent beams are available to cover up to 1024th notes. Beaming groups are distinguished by being in different voices and/or the presence or absence of grace and cue elements.

Notations refer to musical notations, not XML notations. Multiple notations are allowed in order to represent multiple editorial levels. The print-object attribute, added in Version 3.0, allows notations to represent details of performance technique, such as fingerings, without having them appear in the score.

The lyric type represents text underlays for lyrics, based on Humdrum with support for other formats. Two text elements that are not separated by an elision element are part of the same syllable, but may have different text formatting. The MusicXML 2.0 XSD is more strict than the 2.0 DTD in enforcing this by disallowing a second syllabic element unless preceded by an elision element. The lyric number indicates multiple lines, though a name can be used as well (as in Finale's verse / chorus / section specification). Justification is center by default; placement is below by default. The content of the elision type is used to specify the symbol used to display the elision. Common values are a no-break space (Unicode 00A0), an underscore (Unicode 005F), or an undertie (Unicode 203F).