time

Time signatures are represented by the beats element for the numerator and the beat-type element for the denominator. The symbol attribute is used indicate common and cut time symbols as well as a single number display. Multiple pairs of beat and beat-type elements are used for composite time signatures with multiple denominators, such as 2/4 + 3/8. A composite such as 3+2/8 requires only one beat/beat-type pair.

The print-object attribute allows a time signature to be specified but not printed, as is the case for excerpts from the middle of a score. The value is "yes" if not present. The optional number attribute refers to staff numbers within the part. If absent, the time signature applies to all staves in the part.

Complex Type Information

Model

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
color color optional
default-x tenths optional
default-y tenths optional
font-family comma-separated-text optional
font-size font-size optional
font-style font-style optional
font-weight font-weight optional
number staff-number optional
print-object yes-no optional
relative-x tenths optional
relative-y tenths optional
symbol time-symbol optional

Used By

Element attributes/time

Source

<xs:complexType name="time">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Time signatures are represented by the beats element for the numerator and the beat-type element for the denominator. The symbol attribute is used indicate common and cut time symbols as well as a single number display. Multiple pairs of beat and beat-type elements are used for composite time signatures with multiple denominators, such as 2/4 + 3/8. A composite such as 3+2/8 requires only one beat/beat-type pair. The print-object attribute allows a time signature to be specified but not printed, as is the case for excerpts from the middle of a score. The value is "yes" if not present. The optional number attribute refers to staff numbers within the part. If absent, the time signature applies to all staves in the part.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:choice>
    <xs:sequence maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xs:element name="beats" type="xs:string">
        <xs:annotation>
          <xs:documentation>The beats element indicates the number of beats, as found in the numerator of a time signature.</xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
      </xs:element>
      <xs:element name="beat-type" type="xs:string">
        <xs:annotation>
          <xs:documentation>The beat-type element indicates the beat unit, as found in the denominator of a time signature.</xs:documentation>
        </xs:annotation>
      </xs:element>
    </xs:sequence>
    <xs:element name="senza-misura" type="empty">
      <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>A senza-misura element explicitly indicates that no time signature is present.</xs:documentation>
      </xs:annotation>
    </xs:element>
  </xs:choice>
  <xs:attribute name="number" type="staff-number"/>
  <xs:attribute name="symbol" type="time-symbol"/>
  <xs:attributeGroup ref="print-style"/>
  <xs:attributeGroup ref="print-object"/>
</xs:complexType>