Element: part-group [group part-group]
Description
The part-group element indicates groupings of parts in the score, usually indicated by braces and brackets. Braces that are used for multi-staff parts should be defined in the attributes element for that part. The part-group start element appears before the first score-part in the group. The part-group stop element appears after the last score-part in the group.
The number attribute is used to distinguish overlapping and nested part-groups, not the sequence of groups. As with parts, groups can have a name and abbreviation. Values for the child elements are ignored at the stop of a group.
A part-group element is not needed for a single multi-staff part. By default, multi-staff parts include a brace symbol and (if appropriate given the bar-style) common barlines. The symbol formatting for a multi-staff part can be more fully specified using the part-symbol element.
Derived By
Type part-group
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Default | Description |
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| type | start-stop | Yes |
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| number | xs:token | No | 1 | The number attribute is used to distinguish overlapping and nested part-groups, not the sequence of groups. |
Content Model
Contains elements as defined in the following table.
| Component | Type | Occurs | Default | Description |
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| group-name | group-name | 0..1 |
The group-name type describes the name or abbreviation of a part-group element. Formatting attributes in the group-name type are deprecated in Version 2.0 in favor of the new group-name-display and group-abbreviation-display elements. |
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| group-name-display | name-display | 0..1 |
Formatting specified in the group-name-display element overrides formatting specified in the group-name element. |
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| group-abbreviation | group-name | 0..1 |
Formatting specified in the group-abbreviation-display element overrides formatting specified in the group-abbreviation element. |
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| group-abbreviation-display | name-display | 0..1 |
Formatting specified in the group-abbreviation-display element overrides formatting specified in the group-abbreviation element. |
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| group-symbol | group-symbol | 0..1 |
The group-symbol type indicates how the symbol for a group is indicated in the score. |
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| group-barline | group-barline | 0..1 |
The group-barline type indicates if the group should have common barlines. |
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| group-time | empty | 0..1 |
The group-time element indicates that the displayed time signatures should stretch across all parts and staves in the group. |
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0..1 |
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| footnote | formatted-text | 1..1 | The footnote element specifies editorial information that appears in footnotes in the printed score. It is defined within a group due to its multiple uses within the MusicXML schema. |
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0..1 |
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| level | level | 1..1 | The level type is used to specify editorial information for different MusicXML elements. |
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Referenced By
- Complex Type part-list
Example
<part-group number="1" type="start">
<group-symbol default-x="-10">square</group-symbol>
<group-barline>yes</group-barline>
</part-group>
<part-group number="2" type="start">
<group-symbol default-x="-5">bracket</group-symbol>
<group-barline>yes</group-barline>
</part-group>
<score-part id="P1">
<part-name>Flute 1</part-name>
<part-abbreviation>Fl. 1</part-abbreviation>
<score-instrument id="P1-I1">
<instrument-name>ARIA Player</instrument-name>
<virtual-instrument>
<virtual-library>Garritan Instruments for Finale</virtual-library>
<virtual-name>001. Woodwinds/1. Flutes/Flute Plr1</virtual-name>
</virtual-instrument>
</score-instrument>
<midi-device>Bank 1</midi-device>
<midi-instrument id="P1-I1">
<midi-channel>1</midi-channel>
<midi-program>1</midi-program>
<volume>80</volume>
<pan>-70</pan>
</midi-instrument>
</score-part>
<score-part id="P2">
<part-name>Flute 2</part-name>
<part-abbreviation>Fl. 2</part-abbreviation>
<score-instrument id="P2-I2">
<instrument-name>ARIA Player</instrument-name>
<virtual-instrument>
<virtual-library>Garritan Instruments for Finale</virtual-library>
<virtual-name>001. Woodwinds/1. Flutes/Flute Plr1</virtual-name>
</virtual-instrument>
</score-instrument>
<midi-device>Bank 1</midi-device>
<midi-instrument id="P2-I2">
<midi-channel>2</midi-channel>
<midi-program>1</midi-program>
<volume>80</volume>
<pan>-62</pan>
</midi-instrument>
</score-part>
<part-group number="1" type="stop"/>
