The <figured-bass> element
Parent elements: <measure> (partwise), <part> (timewise)
The <figured-bass> element represents figured bass notation. A <figured-bass> element takes its position from the first regular note (not a grace note or chord note) that follows in score order. The optional <duration> element is used to indicate changes of figures under a note. Figures are ordered from top to bottom.
Content
In this order
- <figure> (One or more times)
- <duration> (Optional)
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In this order
- <footnote> (Optional)
- <level> (Optional)
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| color | color | No | Indicates the color of an element. |
| default-x | tenths | No | Changes the computation of the default horizontal position. The origin is changed relative to the start of the entire current measure, at either the left barline or the start of the system. Positive x is right and negative x is left. This attribute provides higher-resolution positioning data than the <offset> element. Applications reading a MusicXML file that can understand both features should generally rely on this attribute for its greater accuracy. |
| default-y | tenths | No | Changes the computation of the default vertical position. The origin is changed relative to the top line of the staff. Positive y is up and negative y is down. This attribute provides higher-resolution positioning data than the placement attribute. Applications reading a MusicXML file that can understand both attributes should generally rely on this attribute for its greater accuracy. |
| font-family | font-family | No | A comma-separated list of font names. |
| font-size | font-size | No | One of the CSS sizes or a numeric point size. |
| font-style | font-style | No | Normal or italic style. |
| font-weight | font-weight | No | Normal or bold weight. |
| halign | left-center-right | No | In cases where text extends over more than one line, horizontal alignment and justify values can be different. The most typical case is for credits, such as:Words and music by Typically this type of credit is aligned to the right, so that the position information refers to the right-most part of the text. But in this example, the text is center-justified, not right-justified. The halign attribute is used in these situations. If it is not present, its value is the same as for the justify attribute. For elements where a justify attribute is not allowed, the default is implementation-dependent. |
| id | ID | No | Specifies an ID that is unique to the entire document. |
| parentheses | yes-no | No | Indicates if the entire figured bass is parenthesized. It is no if not present. |
| placement | above-below | No | Indicates whether something is above or below another element, such as a note or a notation. |
| print-dot | yes-no | No | Controls the printing of an augmentation dot separately from the rest of the note or rest. This is especially useful for notes that overlap in different voices, or for chord sheets that contain lyrics and chords but no melody. If print-object is set to no, this attribute is also interpreted as being set to no if not present. |
| print-lyric | yes-no | No | Controls the printing of a lyric separately from the rest of the note or rest. This is especially useful for notes that overlap in different voices, or for chord sheets that contain lyrics and chords but no melody. If print-object is set to no, this attribute is also interpreted as being set to no if not present. |
| print-object | yes-no | No | Specifies whether or not to print an object. It is yes if not specified. |
| print-spacing | yes-no | No | Controls whether or not spacing is left for an invisible note or object. It is used only if no note, dot, or lyric is being printed. The value is yes (leave spacing) if not specified. |
| relative-x | tenths | No | Changes the horizontal position relative to the default position, either as computed by the individual program, or as overridden by the default-x attribute. Positive x is right and negative x is left. It should be interpreted in the context of the <offset> element or directive attribute if those are present. |
| relative-y | tenths | No | Changes the vertical position relative to the default position, either as computed by the individual program, or as overridden by the default-y attribute. Positive y is up and negative y is down. It should be interpreted in the context of the placement attribute if that is present. |
| valign | valign | No | Indicates vertical alignment to the top, middle, bottom, or baseline of the text. The default is implementation-dependent. |
Examples
This element is used in the following examples: