MusicXML 4.0 > MusicXML reference > Elements > ornaments

The <ornaments> element

Parent element: <notations>

Ornaments can be any of several types, followed optionally by accidentals. The <accidental-mark> element's content is represented the same as an <accidental> element, but with a different name to reflect the different musical meaning.

Content

In this order (Zero or more times)

• Exactly one of the following
  • <trill-mark>
  • <turn>
  • <delayed-turn>
  • <inverted-turn>
  • <delayed-inverted-turn>
  • <vertical-turn>
  • <inverted-vertical-turn>
  • <shake>
  • <wavy-line>
  • <mordent>
  • <inverted-mordent>
  • <schleifer>
  • <tremolo>
  • <haydn>
  • <other-ornament>
• <accidental-mark> (Zero or more times)

Attributes

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<accidental-mark> (Ornament), <delayed-inverted-turn>, <delayed-turn>, <haydn>, <inverted-mordent>, <inverted-turn>, <inverted-vertical-turn>, <level>, <mordent>, <schleifer>, <shake>, <tremolo> (Double), <tremolo> (Single), <trill-mark>, <turn>, <vertical-turn>, <wavy-line>