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Element: part-name-display

Description

The part-name-display and part-abbreviation-display elements used in the score.mod file may also be used here to change how a part name or abbreviation is displayed over the course of a piece. They take effect when the current measure or a succeeding measure starts a new system.

Derived By

Type name-display

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
print-object  yes-no  No 
Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component  Type  Occurs  Default  Description 
  1..1 
  0..* 
accidental-text  accidental-text  1..1 

The accidental-text type represents an element with an accidental value and text-formatting attributes.

display-text  formatted-text  1..1 

The name-display type is used for exact formatting of multi-font text in part and group names to the left of the system. The print-object attribute can be used to determine what, if anything, is printed at the start of each system. Enclosure for the display-text element is none by default. Language for the display-text element is Italian ("it") by default.

Referenced By
Example

      <print>
        <part-name-display>
          <display-text>Trumpet in B</display-text>
          <accidental-text>flat</accidental-text>
          <display-text> 1</display-text>
        </part-name-display>
        <part-abbreviation-display>
          <display-text>B</display-text>
          <accidental-text>flat</accidental-text>
          <display-text> Tpt. 1</display-text>
        </part-abbreviation-display>
      </print>
Definition

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