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The <accidental> element

Parent element: <note>

accidental

The accidental type represents actual notated accidentals. Editorial and cautionary indications are indicated by attributes. Values for these attributes are “no” if not present. Specific graphic display such as parentheses, brackets, and size are controlled by the level-display attribute group.

Content

accidental-value

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
bracket yes-no No
cautionary yes-no No
color color No
default-x tenths No
default-y tenths No
editorial yes-no No The editorial group specifies editorial information for a musical element.
font-family font-family No
font-size font-size No
font-style font-style No
font-weight font-weight No
parentheses yes-no No
relative-x tenths No
relative-y tenths No
size symbol-size No
smufl smufl-accidental-glyph-name No

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<accidental><backup><forward><principal-voice>Tutorial: Après un rêveTutorial: Chopin PreludeTutorial: Tablature