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# The <time-modification> element | MusicXML 4.0


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# The <time-modification> element


Parent element:
    
        
        <note>


Time modification indicates tuplets, double-note tremolos, and other durational changes. A <time-modification> element shows how the cumulative, sounding effect of tuplets and double-note tremolos compare to the written note type represented by the <type> and <dot> elements. Nested tuplets and other notations that use more detailed information need both the <time-modification> and <tuplet> elements to be represented accurately.


## Content


In this order

- <actual-notes> (Required)
- <normal-notes> (Required)
- In this order (Optional)
    
        
        
            
                <normal-type> (Required)
            
        
        
        
            
                <normal-dot> (Zero or more times)
- <normal-type> (Required)
- <normal-dot> (Zero or more times)


## Attributes


None.


## Examples


This element is used in the following examples:


<beam>, <normal-dot>, <time-modification>, <tremolo> (Double), <tuplet-dot>, <tuplet> (Nested), <tuplet> (Regular), <voice>, Tutorial: Après un rêve