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Element: tie

Description

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

Derived By

Type tie

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
type  start-stop  Yes 
time-only  time-only  No  If the tie element applies only particular times through a repeat, the time-only attribute indicates which times to apply it.
Content Model

Always empty.

Referenced By
Example

      <note default-x="80">
        <pitch>
          <step>C</step>
          <octave>5</octave>
        </pitch>
        <duration>16</duration>
        <tie type="start"/>
        <voice>1</voice>
        <type>whole</type>
        <notations>
        <tied type="start"/>
        </notations>
      </note>
    </measure>
    <!--=======================================================-->
    <measure number="2" width="105">
      <note default-x="10">
        <pitch>
          <step>C</step>
          <octave>5</octave>
        </pitch>
        <duration>16</duration>
        <tie type="stop"/>
        <voice>1</voice>
        <type>whole</type>
        <notations>
        <tied type="stop"/>
        </notations>
      </note>

Definition

See note

 

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