The <kind> element
Parent element: <harmony>
The <kind> element indicates the type of chord. The <degree> elements can then add, subtract, or alter from these starting points
The attributes are used to indicate the formatting of the symbol. Since the <kind> element is the constant in all the harmony-chord element groups that can make up a polychord, many formatting attributes are here. The alignment attributes are for the entire harmony-chord group of which this kind element is a part.
For the major-minor <kind>, only the minor symbol is used when use-symbols is yes. The major symbol is set using the symbol attribute in the <degree-value> element. The corresponding <degree-alter> value will usually be 0 in this case.
The text attribute may use strings such as "13sus" that refer to both the kind and one or more <degree> elements. In this case, the corresponding <degree> elements should have the print-object attribute set to no to keep redundant alterations from being displayed.
Content
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bracket-degrees | yes-no | No | The bracket-degrees attribute is yes if all the degrees should be in a bracket. The default is implementation-dependent. |
| 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. |
| halign | left-center-right | No | In cases where text extends over more than one line, horizontal alignment and justify values can be different. The most typical case is for credits, such as:Words and music by Typically this type of credit is aligned to the right, so that the position information refers to the right-most part of the text. But in this example, the text is center-justified, not right-justified. The halign attribute is used in these situations. If it is not present, its value is the same as for the justify attribute. For elements where a justify attribute is not allowed, the default is implementation-dependent. |
| parentheses-degrees | yes-no | No | The parentheses-degrees attribute is yes if all the degrees should be in parentheses. The default is implementation-dependent. |
| 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. |
| stack-degrees | yes-no | No | If yes, the <degree> elements should be stacked above each other. The default is implementation-dependent. |
| text | token | No | Describes how the <kind> should be spelled in a score. If the use-symbols attribute is yes, this value follows the symbol. The default is implementation-dependent. |
| use-symbols | yes-no | No | The use-symbols attribute is yes if the <kind> should be represented when possible with harmony symbols rather than letters and numbers. These symbols include:
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| valign | valign | No | Indicates vertical alignment to the top, middle, bottom, or baseline of the text. The default is implementation-dependent. |
Examples
This element is used in the following examples: