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The <numeral> element

Parent element: <harmony>

The <numeral> element represents the Roman numeral or Nashville number part of a harmony. It requires that the key be specified in the encoding, either with a <key> or <numeral-key> element.

Content

In this order

• <numeral-root> (Required)
• <numeral-alter> (Optional)
• <numeral-key> (Optional)

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<inversion>, <numeral-alter>, <numeral-key>, <numeral-root>