The <percussion> element

The percussion element is used to define percussion pictogram symbols. Definitions for these symbols can be found in Kurt Stone’s “Music Notation in the Twentieth Century” on pages 206-212 and 223. Some values are added to these based on how usage has evolved in the 30 years since Stone’s book was published.

Content

Exactly one of the following

<glass>
<metal>
<wood>
<pitched>
<membrane>
<effect>
<timpani>
<beater>
<stick>
<stick-location>
<other-percussion>

Attributes

Name	Type	Required?
color	color	No
default-x	tenths	No
default-y	tenths	No
enclosure	enclosure-shape	No
font-family	font-family	No
font-size	font-size	No
font-style	font-style	No
font-weight	font-weight	No
halign	left-center-right	No
id	xs:ID	No
relative-x	tenths	No
relative-y	tenths	No
valign	valign	No

Examples

This element is used in the following examples: