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grace
The element
Parent element:
<note>
The element indicates the presence of a grace note.
Content
Always empty.
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| make-time | divisions | No | Indicates to make time, not steal time, for grace note playback. The units are in real-time divisions for the grace note. |
| slash | yes-no | No | The value is yes for slashed grace notes and no if no slash is present. |
| steal-time-following | percent | No | Indicates the percentage of time to steal from the following note for the grace note playback, as for appoggiaturas. |
| steal-time-previous | percent | No | The steal-time-previous attribute indicates the percentage of time to steal from the previous note for the grace note playback. |
Examples
This element is used in the following examples:
, (Appoggiatura)