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The element
Parent element:
<part-list>
The element indicates groupings of parts in the score, usually indicated by braces and brackets. Braces that are used for multi-staff parts should be defined in the element for that part. The start element appears before the first in the group. The stop element appears after the last in the group.
As with parts, a can have a name and abbreviation. Values for the child elements are ignored at the stop of a .
A element is not needed for a single multi-staff part. By default, multi-staff parts include a brace symbol and (if appropriate given the ) common barlines. The symbol formatting for a multi-staff part can be more fully specified using the element.
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Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
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| type | start-stop | Yes | Indicates the start or stop of the . |
| number | token | No | Distinguishes overlapping and nested elements, not a sequence of elements. The default value is 1. |