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Element: type

Description

Type indicates the graphic note type, Valid values (from shortest to longest) are 1024th, 512th, 256th, 128th, 64th, 32nd, 16th, eighth, quarter, half, whole, breve, long, and maxima. The size attribute indicates full, cue, or large size, with full the default for regular notes and cue the default for cue and grace notes.

Derived By

Type note-type

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
size  symbol-size  No  The size attribute indicates full, cue, or large size, with full the default for regular notes and cue the default for cue and grace notes.
Content Model

Contains text only.

Referenced By
Example

128th note

        <type>128th</type>

64th note

        <type>64th</type>

32nd note

        <type>32nd</type>

16th note

        <type>16th</type>

eighth note

        <type>eighth</type>

quarter note

        <type>quarter</type>

half note

        <type>half</type>

whole note

        <type>whole</type>

double whole note (breve)

        <type>breve</type>

Definition

See note

 

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