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The <alter> element

Parent element: <pitch>

The <alter> element represents chromatic alteration in number of semitones (e.g., -1 for flat, 1 for sharp). Decimal values like 0.5 (quarter tone sharp) are used for microtones.

Content

semitones

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

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