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The <staff> element

Parent elements: <direction>, <forward>, <harmony>, <note>

Staff assignment is only needed for music notated on multiple staves. Staff values are numbers, with 1 referring to the top-most staff in a part.

Content

positiveInteger

Attributes

None.

Examples

This element is used in the following examples:

<arpeggiate>, <backup>, <forward>, <glissando> (Multiple), <glissando> (Single), <non-arpeggiate>, <pedal> (Lines), <pedal> (Symbols), <pitched>, <staff>, <tremolo> (Double), system attribute (also-top), Tutorial: Après un rêve, Tutorial: Chopin Prelude