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The <slide> element

Parent element: <notations>

slide

Glissando and slide types both indicate rapidly moving from one pitch to the other so that individual notes are not discerned. A slide is continuous between the two pitches and defaults to a solid line. The optional text for a is printed alongside the line.

Content

xs:string

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
accelerate yes-no No
beats trill-beats No
color color No
dash-length tenths No
default-x tenths No
default-y tenths No
first-beat percent No
font-family font-family No
font-size font-size No
font-style font-style No
font-weight font-weight No
id xs:ID No
last-beat percent No
line-type line-type No
number number-level No
relative-x tenths No
relative-y tenths No
space-length tenths No
type start-stop Yes

Examples

This element is used in the following example:

<slide>