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Alphabetic list of elements (v1.0)

Measure

<!ELEMENT measure (voice+ | multiple_rest | measure_repeat?)> <!ATTLIST measure    number CDATA #REQUIRED    id ID #IMPLIED    show_number (yes | no) #IMPLIED    numbering_style (arabic_numbers | roman_numbers |                               small_letters | capital_letters) #IMPLIED>

Element measure represents the concept of bar. Let us remark that musical symbolic contents are listed part by part, measure by measure, and finally voice by voice.

Attributes

• number, a mandatory attribute that allows bar numbering.
• id, an optional attribute to have an alternative identifier for measures.
• show_number, an attribute that specifies if measure number should be hidden or shown.
• numbering_style, an optional attribute that defines the style to be used for measure numbering.