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# The <work> element | MusicXML 4.0


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# The <work> element


Parent elements:
    
        
        <score-partwise>, 
        
        <score-timewise>


Works are optionally identified by number and title. The <work> element also may indicate a link to the <opus> document that composes multiple scores into a collection.


## Content


In this order

- <work-number> (Optional)
- <work-title> (Optional)
- <opus> (Optional)


## Attributes


None.


## Examples


This element is used in the following examples:


<movement-number> and <movement-title>, <work>