music-score/docs/musicxml-spec/elements/relation.md

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The element | MusicXML 4.0

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relation

The element

Parent element:

    <identification>

The element describes a related resource for the music that is encoded. This is similar to the Dublin Core relation element.

Content

string

Attributes

Name	Type	Required?	Description
type	token	No	Standard type values are music, words, and arrangement, but other types may be used.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples: