Version 4.1 Draft

Draft

Schema Additions

New Elements

• The <part-symbol> element now has cardinality 0..N instead of 0..1, to allow grouping staves in multiple groups within a part. (Issue 572)

• The <coda> and <segno> elements in <barline> now have cardinality 0..N instead of 0..1, same as their cardinality within <direction-type>. (Issue 653)

• The <accidental> and <key-accidental> elements now have cardinality 0..N instead of 0..1, to support microtonal music. (Issue 605)

New Attributes

• The @number attribute has been added to the <harmonic> element to accommodate multiple harmonics per chord. (Issue 529)

New Values

• None so far

Removed and Deprecated Features

• The timewise format and <score-timewise> element are now deprecated. (Issue 483)

Documentation Changes

• The “Hello World” in MusicXML tutorial reflects the deprecation of XML Document Type Definition (DTD) files in favor of XML Schema Definition (XSD) files.
• The <beam>/@fan attribute documentation clarifies multi-level beam usage. (Issue 663)
• The <senza-misura> element documentation clarifies the expected symbol values. (Issue 643)