The <slide> element

Parent element: <notations>


The <glissando> and <slide> elements 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 is printed alongside the line.

Content

string

Attributes

Name Type Required? Description
type start-stop Yes Indicates if this is the start or stop of the slide.
accelerate yes-no No Does the bend accelerate during playback? Default is "no".
beats trill-beats No The number of discrete elements (like MIDI pitch bends) used to represent a continuous bend or slide. Default is 4.
color color No Indicates the color of an element.
dash-length tenths No The length of dashes in a dashed line. Ignored if the corresponding line-type attribute is not dashed.
default-x tenths No Changes the computation of the default horizontal position. The origin is changed relative to the left-hand side of the note or the musical position within the bar. 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.
first-beat percent No The percentage of the duration for starting a bend. Default is 25.
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.
id ID No Specifies an ID that is unique to the entire document.
last-beat percent No The percentage of the duration for ending a bend. Default is 75.
line-type line-type No Specifies if the line is solid, dashed, dotted, or wavy.
number number-level No Distinguishes multiple slides when they overlap in MusicXML document order. The default value is 1.
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.
space-length tenths No The length of spaces in a dashed line. Ignored if the corresponding line-type attribute is not dashed.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<slide>