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The element

Parent elements:

    <score-part>, 

    <score-partwise>, 

    <score-timewise>

The element contains basic metadata about the score. It includes information that may apply at a score-wide, movement-wide, or part-wide level. The , , , and elements are based on Dublin Core.

Content

In this order

• (Zero or more times)
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• (Optional)
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• (Zero or more times)
• (Optional)

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

, and , , Tutorial: Après un rêve, Tutorial: Chopin Prelude, Tutorial: Chord Symbols, Tutorial: Percussion, Tutorial: Tablature