The <tremolo> element
Parent element: <ornaments>
The <tremolo> element can be used to indicate single-note, double-note, or unmeasured tremolos. The text of the element indicates the number of tremolo marks and is an integer from 0 to 8. Note that the number of attached beams is not included in this value, but is represented separately using the <beam element>. The value should be 0 for unmeasured tremolos.
When using double-note tremolos, the duration of each note in the tremolo should correspond to half of the notated type value. A <time-modification> element should also be added with an <actual-notes> value of 2 and a <normal-notes> value of 1. If used within a tuplet, this 2/1 ratio should be multiplied by the existing tuplet ratio.
The smufl attribute specifies the glyph to use from the Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) Tremolos range for an unmeasured tremolo. It is ignored for other tremolo types. The SMuFL buzzRoll glyph is used if the attribute is missing.
Using repeater beams for indicating tremolos is deprecated as of Version 3.0.
Content
Attributes
| Name | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| placement | above-below | No | Indicates whether something is above or below another element, such as a note or a notation. |
| 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. |
| smufl | smufl-glyph-name | No | Indicates a particular Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) character using its canonical glyph name. Sometimes this is a formatting choice, and sometimes this is a refinement of the semantic meaning of an element. |
| type | tremolo-type | No | Single-note tremolos use single, double-note tremolos use start or stop, and unmeasured tremolos use unmeasured. The default value is single for compatibility with Version 1.1. |
Examples
This element is used in the following examples: