The <fermata> element
Parent elements: <barline>, <notations>
The <fermata> element content represents the shape of the fermata sign. An empty <fermata> element represents a normal fermata.
Content
Attributes
Name | Type | Required? | Description |
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color | color | No | Indicates the color of an element. |
default-x | tenths | No | Changes the computation of the default horizontal position. The origin is changed relative to the left-hand side of the note or the musical position within the bar. Positive x is right and negative x is left. This attribute provides higher-resolution positioning data than the <offset> element. Applications reading a MusicXML file that can understand both features should generally rely on this attribute for its greater accuracy. |
default-y | tenths | No | Changes the computation of the default vertical position. The origin is changed relative to the top line of the staff. Positive y is up and negative y is down. This attribute provides higher-resolution positioning data than the placement attribute. Applications reading a MusicXML file that can understand both attributes should generally rely on this attribute for its greater accuracy. |
font-family | font-family | No | A comma-separated list of font names. |
font-size | font-size | No | One of the CSS sizes or a numeric point size. |
font-style | font-style | No | Normal or italic style. |
font-weight | font-weight | No | Normal or bold weight. |
id | ID | No | Specifies an ID that is unique to the entire document. |
relative-x | tenths | No | Changes the horizontal position relative to the default position, either as computed by the individual program, or as overridden by the default-x attribute. Positive x is right and negative x is left. It should be interpreted in the context of the <offset> element or directive attribute if those are present. |
relative-y | tenths | No | Changes the vertical position relative to the default position, either as computed by the individual program, or as overridden by the default-y attribute. Positive y is up and negative y is down. It should be interpreted in the context of the placement attribute if that is present. |
type | upright-inverted | No | The type describes whether a fermata is upright or inverted. It is upright if not specified. |
Examples
This element is used in the following examples: