The measure global object

Type: Dictionary

The measure-global object is the place to encode global information about a measure — that is, the measure's metadata that applies to every part in the score. Examples are key signatures and time signatures.

Keys

Name	Type	Required?	Description
barline	barline	No	The barline drawn at the end of this measure. If not provided, the barline should be interpreted as follows: * If the measure is the last in the document, use {"type": "final"}. * Otherwise, use {"type": "regular"}.
ending	ending	No	Alternate endings (aka "voltas") that begin in this measure.
fine	fine	No
index	measure number	No	The one-based index of this measure within the document's score order. The default value is 1 for the first measure in "global". For all other measures, the default value is the value of the previous measure plus 1. This is used within the MNX document in cases when content needs to refer to a specific measure.
jump	jump	No
key	key signature	No
number	measure number	No	A visual label for the measure. It is not required to be unique in the document. If omitted, its value is the same as "index".
repeatEnd	repeat end	No
repeatStart	repeat start	No
segno	segno	No
tempos	An array of tempo objects	No
time	time signature	No

Parent objects

This object is used by the following parent objects:

global data: "measures"

Examples

This object is used in the following examples:

Accidentals, Articulations, Beams, Beams (across barlines), Beams (hooks), Beams (secondary beam breaks), Beams (with inner grace notes), Clef changes, Dotted notes (augmentation dots), Grace note, Grace notes (beamed), Grand staff piano music, Jumps (D.S. al Fine), Jumps (Dal Segno), Key signatures, Lyric line metadata, Lyrics (basic), Lyrics (multi-line), Multimeasure rests, Multiple layouts, Multiple voices, Organ layout, Ottavas (8va), Parts, Repeats, Repeats (more than once repeated), Repeats (with alternate endings, advanced), Repeats (with alternate endings, simple), Repeats (with implied start repeat), Rest positions, Slurs, Slurs (for chords), Slurs (incomplete slurs), Slurs (targeting specific notes), Styling elements (basic), Styling via a class (basic), Tempo markings, Three-note chord and half rest, Ties, Time signatures, Tremolos (single-note), Tuplets, Two-bar C major scale, “Hello world”