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The element

Parent element:

    <pitch>

The element represents chromatic alteration in number of semitones (e.g., -1 for flat, 1 for sharp). Decimal values like 0.5 (quarter tone sharp) are used for microtones.

Content

semitones

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

, (Microtones), (Semitones), , , (Multiple Stop), , , , , , , , (Symbols), , , , Tutorial: Après un rêve, Tutorial: Chopin Prelude, Tutorial: Tablature

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The element
Parent element:

`<pitch>`

The element represents chromatic alteration in number of semitones (e.g., -1 for flat, 1 for sharp). Decimal values like 0.5 (quarter tone sharp) are used for microtones.

Content

Attributes

Examples

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The element Parent element: <pitch> The element represents chromatic alteration in number of semitones (e.g., -1 for flat, 1 for sharp). Decimal values like 0.5 (quarter tone sharp) are used for microtones.

Content

Attributes

Examples

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`MusicXML reference > Elements > alter`

The element
Parent element:

`<pitch>`

The element represents chromatic alteration in number of semitones (e.g., -1 for flat, 1 for sharp). Decimal values like 0.5 (quarter tone sharp) are used for microtones.