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

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rest

The element

Parent element:

    <note>

The element indicates notated rests or silences. A element is usually empty, but placement on the staff can be specified using and elements.

Content

In this order (Optional)

• (Required)
• (Required)

Attributes

Name	Type	Required?	Description
measure	yes-no	No	If yes, this indicates this is a complete measure rest.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

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