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notes attribute

Also see tuning | scale | noteset
notes is not to be confused with note

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Description

Number of notes to which a lyric sylable applies.

Use

To indicate the number of notes which fall within a spanned range in lyrics.

Elements with which it can be used

Examples

In this example the single syllable of time is stretched over 3 notes. The lyric text time is contained within the stretch element tags.

<lyric barref="1">Once upon a
  <stretch notes="3">time </stretch>
  there...
</lyric>

In this example the two syllables of upon are squashed onto one note. The lyric text upon is contained within the squash element tags.

<lyric barref="3">Three little birds
  <squash notes="1">upon </squash>
  a branch...
</lyric>

© 1999, 2000 Author: Jacques Steyn