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The <grace> element

Parent element: <note>

grace

The <grace> element indicates the presence of a grace note.

Content

Always empty.

Attributes

Name Type Required?(Default) Description
make-time divisions No Indicates to make time, not steal time, for grace note playback. The units are in real-time divisions for the grace note.
Indicates to make time, not steal time, for grace note playback. The units are in real-time divisions for the grace note.
slash yes-no No The value is yes for slashed grace notes and no if no slash is present.
The value is yes for slashed grace notes and no if no slash is present.
steal-time-following percent No Indicates the percentage of time to steal from the following note for the grace note playback, as for appoggiaturas.
Indicates the percentage of time to steal from the following note for the grace note playback, as for appoggiaturas.
steal-time-previous percent No The steal-time-previous attribute indicates the percentage of time to steal from the previous note for the grace note playback.
The steal-time-previous attribute indicates the percentage of time to steal from the previous note for the grace note playback.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<grace><grace> (Appoggiatura)