The <mordent> element
Parent element: <ornaments>
The mordent element represents the sign with the vertical line. The choice of which mordent sign is inverted differs between MusicXML and SMuFL. The long attribute is “no” by default.
Content
Always empty.
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| accelerate | yes-no | No | |
| approach | above-below | No | |
| beats | trill-beats | No | |
| color | color | No | |
| default-x | tenths | No | |
| default-y | tenths | No | |
| departure | above-below | No | |
| font-family | font-family | No | |
| font-size | font-size | No | |
| font-style | font-style | No | |
| font-weight | font-weight | No | |
| last-beat | percent | No | |
| long | yes-no | No | |
| placement | above-below | No | |
| relative-x | tenths | No | |
| relative-y | tenths | No | |
| second-beat | percent | No | |
| start-note | start-note | No | |
| trill-step | trill-step | No | |
| two-note-turn | two-note-turn | No |
Examples
This element is used in the following example: