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Element: tied

Description

The tied type represents the notated tie. The tie element represents the tie sound.

Derived By

Type tied

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
type  start-stop-continue  Yes 
number  number-level  No  The number attribute is rarely needed to disambiguate ties, since note pitches will usually suffice. The attribute is implied rather than defaulting to 1 as with most elements. It is available for use in more complex tied notation situations.
line-type  line-type  No 
dash-length  tenths  No 
space-length  tenths  No 
default-x  tenths  No 
default-y  tenths  No 
relative-x  tenths  No 
relative-y  tenths  No 
placement  above-below  No 
orientation  over-under  No 
bezier-offset  divisions  No 
bezier-offset2  divisions  No 
bezier-x  tenths  No 
bezier-y  tenths  No 
bezier-x2  tenths  No 
bezier-y2  tenths  No 
color  color  No 
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 notations

 

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