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The <defaults> element

Parent elements: <score-partwise><score-timewise>

The <defaults> element specifies score-wide defaults for scaling; whether or not the file is a concert score; layout; and default values for the music font, word font, lyric font, and lyric language. Except for the <concert-score> element, if any defaults are missing, the choice of what to use is determined by the application.

Content

In this order

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<concert-score> and <for-part><defaults><instrument-change>Tutorial: Après un rêveTutorial: Chopin PreludeTutorial: Chord SymbolsTutorial: PercussionTutorial: Tablature