How to create an optional note which will export to MusicXML as such

• Jan 30, 2014 - 17:37

I am using MuseScore v1.3 on Windows XP.
I am re-creating a large number of scores to be transferred via MusicXML into my Android application.

In a number of the scores I have to reproduce, there are optional notes - notes which are only played during a specific verse of the song and as such have parenthesis around them.

optional_note.jpg

I have seen how to add parenthesis around a given note, but when I then save it as MusicXML, the note does not have anything which allows the re-interpretation - no parenthesis.

Is there a workaround for this ?

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• Feb 9, 2014 - 08:39

What tag/attribute do you expect in the MusicXML file?

When you know that, you can take a look to exportxml.cpp and make sure that next version of MuseScore will export the correct information by submitting a patch.

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• Feb 9, 2014 - 09:44

Well, underquark managed to find the information before myself.

I found in the MusicXml documentation the definition of the notehead tag which contains a parentheses attribute.
This tag is contained within the note tag.
Information found here : for the parentheses attribute which is contained in the notehead tag .

After having looked at the file you mentioned (exportxml.cpp), I have seen that this tag is not used.

However, I do not know if the current version undergoing development will permit putting parentheses around a note - as opposed to simply positioning symbols around a given note to have the same visual effect.

Should this be a change / enhancement request ?

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