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<bracket>

bracket-element

<measure number="14">
   <note>
      <pitch>
         <step>D</step>
         <octave>5</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="-48">down</stem>
      <beam number="1">begin</beam>
   </note>
   <direction placement="above">
      <direction-type>
         <bracket type="start" number="1" line-end="down" line-type="dashed" dash-length="7.5" space-length="7.5" default-y="18"/>
      </direction-type>
      <offset>-1</offset>
   </direction>
   <note>
      <pitch>
         <step>E</step>
         <octave>5</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="-46">down</stem>
      <beam number="1">continue</beam>
   </note>
   <note>
      <pitch>
         <step>F</step>
         <octave>5</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="-45">down</stem>
      <beam number="1">end</beam>
   </note>
   <note>
      <pitch>
         <step>E</step>
         <octave>5</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="-65">down</stem>
      <beam number="1">begin</beam>
   </note>
   <note>
      <pitch>
         <step>C</step>
         <octave>5</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="-66.5">down</stem>
      <beam number="1">continue</beam>
   </note>
   <note>
      <pitch>
         <step>A</step>
         <octave>4</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="-68">down</stem>
      <beam number="1">continue</beam>
   </note>
   <note>
      <pitch>
         <step>F</step>
         <octave>4</octave>
      </pitch>
      <duration>4</duration>
      <voice>1</voice>
      <type>eighth</type>
      <stem default-y="-70">down</stem>
      <beam number="1">end</beam>
   </note>
   <direction placement="above">
      <direction-type>
         <bracket line-end="down" number="1" type="stop"/>
      </direction-type>
      <offset>-1</offset>
   </direction>
</measure>