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Element: wavy-line

Description

Wavy lines are one way to indicate trills. When used with a measure element, they should always have type="continue" set.

Derived By

Type wavy-line

Attributes
Name  Type  Required?  Default  Description 
type  start-stop-continue  Yes 
number  number-level  No  When a number-level value is implied, the value is 1 by default.
default-x  tenths  No 
default-y  tenths  No 
relative-x  tenths  No 
relative-y  tenths  No 
placement  above-below  No 
color  color  No 
start-note  start-note  No 
trill-step  trill-step  No  The trill-step attribute describes the alternating note of trills and mordents for playback, relative to the current note.
two-note-turn  two-note-turn  No  The two-note-turn attribute describes the ending notes of trills and mordents for playback, relative to the current note.
accelerate  yes-no  No 
beats  trill-beats  No  The beats attribute specifies the beats used in a trill-sound or bend-sound. It is a decimal value with a minimum value of 2.
second-beat  percent  No 
last-beat  percent  No 
Content Model

Always empty.

Referenced By
Example

        <barline>
          <wavy-line type="continue"/>
        </barline>

Definition

See barline

 

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