part-group 

The part-group 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 attributes element for that part. The part-group start element appears before the first score-part in the group. The part-group stop element appears after the last score-part in the group.
	
The number attribute is used to distinguish overlapping and nested part-groups, not the sequence of groups. As with parts, groups can have a name and abbreviation. Values for the child elements are ignored at the stop of a group. 
	
A part-group element is not needed for a single multi-staff part. By default, multi-staff parts include a brace symbol and (if appropriate given the bar-style) common barlines. The symbol formatting for a multi-staff part can be more fully specified using the part-symbol element.

Complex Type Information

Model

group-name{0,1} , group-name-display{0,1} , group-abbreviation{0,1} , group-abbreviation-display{0,1} , group-symbol{0,1} , group-barline{0,1} , group-time{0,1} , footnote , level
Children: footnote, group-abbreviation, group-abbreviation-display, group-barline, group-name, group-name-display, group-symbol, group-time, level

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
number xs:token 1 optional
type start-stop required

Used By

Element part-group/part-group

Source 

<xs:complexType name="part-group">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>The part-group 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 attributes element for that part. The part-group start element appears before the first score-part in the group. The part-group stop element appears after the last score-part in the group. The number attribute is used to distinguish overlapping and nested part-groups, not the sequence of groups. As with parts, groups can have a name and abbreviation. Values for the child elements are ignored at the stop of a group. A part-group element is not needed for a single multi-staff part. By default, multi-staff parts include a brace symbol and (if appropriate given the bar-style) common barlines. The symbol formatting for a multi-staff part can be more fully specified using the part-symbol element.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:sequence>
    <xs:element name="group-name" type="group-name" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xs:element name="group-name-display" type="name-display" minOccurs="0">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Formatting specified in the group-name-display element overrides formatting specified in the group-name element.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="group-abbreviation" type="group-name" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xs:element name="group-abbreviation-display" type="name-display" minOccurs="0">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>Formatting specified in the group-abbreviation-display element overrides formatting specified in the group-abbreviation element.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:element name="group-symbol" type="group-symbol" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xs:element name="group-barline" type="group-barline" minOccurs="0"/>
    <xs:element name="group-time" type="empty" minOccurs="0">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>The group-time element indicates that the displayed time signatures should stretch across all parts and staves in the group.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
    <xs:group ref="editorial"/>
  </xs:sequence>
  <xs:attribute name="type" type="start-stop" use="required"/>
  <xs:attribute name="number" type="xs:token" default="1"/>
</xs:complexType>