MusicXML 2.0 Barline DTD Module

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<!--
	If a barline is other than a normal single barline, it
	should be represented by a barline element that describes
	it. This includes information about repeats and multiple
	endings, as well as line style. Barline data is on the same
	level as the other musical data in a score - a child of a
	measure in a partwise score, or a part in a timewise score.
	This allows for barlines within measures, as in dotted
	barlines that subdivide measures in complex meters. The two
	fermata elements allow for fermatas on both sides of the
	barline (the lower one inverted).

	Barlines have a location attribute to make it easier to
	process barlines independently of the other musical data
	in a score. It is often easier to set up measures
	separately from entering notes. The location attribute
	must match where the barline element occurs within the
	rest of the musical data in the score. If location is left,
	it should be the first element in the measure, aside from
	the print, bookmark, and link elements. If location is
	right, it should be the last element, again with the
	possible exception of the print, bookmark, and link
	elements. If no location is specified, the right barline
	is the default. The segno, coda, and divisions attributes
	work the same way as in the sound element defined in the
	direction.mod file. They are used for playback when barline
	elements contain segno or coda child elements.
-->

<!-- Elements -->

<!ELEMENT barline (bar-style?, %editorial;, wavy-line?, 
	segno?, coda?, (fermata, fermata?)?, ending?, repeat?)>
<!ATTLIST barline
    location (right | left | middle) "right"
    segno CDATA #IMPLIED
    coda CDATA #IMPLIED
    divisions CDATA #IMPLIED
>

<!--
	Bar-style contains style information. Choices are
	regular, dotted, dashed, heavy, light-light, 
	light-heavy, heavy-light, heavy-heavy, tick (a
	short stroke through the top line), short (a partial
	barline between the 2nd and 4th lines), and none.
-->
<!ELEMENT bar-style (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST bar-style
    %color;
>

<!--
	The voice entity and the wavy-line, segno, and fermata
	elements are defined in the common.mod file. They can
	apply to both notes and barlines.
-->

<!--
	Endings refers to multiple (e.g. first and second) endings.
	Typically, the start type is associated with the left
	barline of the first measure in an ending. The stop and
	discontinue types are associated with the right barline of
	the last measure in an ending. Stop is used when the ending
	mark concludes with a downward jog, as is typical for first
	endings. Discontinue is used when there is no downward jog,
	as is typical for second endings that do not conclude a
	piece. The length of the jog can be specified using the
	end-length attribute. The text-x and text-y attributes
	are offsets that specify where the baseline of the start
	of the ending text appears, relative to the start of the
	ending line.

	The number attribute reflects the numeric values of what
	is under the ending line. Single endings such as "1" or 
	comma-separated multiple endings such as "1, 2" may be
	used. The ending element text is used when the text 
	displayed in the ending is different than what appears in
	the number attribute. The print-object element is used to
	indicate when an ending is present but not printed, as is
	often the case for many parts in a full score.
-->
<!ELEMENT ending (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST ending
    number CDATA #REQUIRED
    type (start | stop | discontinue) #REQUIRED
    %print-object;
    %print-style;
    end-length %tenths; #IMPLIED
    text-x %tenths; #IMPLIED
    text-y %tenths; #IMPLIED
>

<!--
	Repeat marks. The start of the repeat has a forward
	direction while the end of the repeat has a backward
	direction. Backward repeats that are not part of an
	ending can use the times attribute to indicate the
	number of times the repeated section is played.
-->
<!ELEMENT repeat EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST repeat
    direction (backward | forward) #REQUIRED
    times CDATA #IMPLIED
>
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Last updated June 19, 2007.