7.4. Accents and articulations

In LDP articulations are represented by an articulation element attached normally to a note element. The articulation element defines symbols, such as accents, stress marks and other that are not specific for any particular instrument and that affects how the note should be played. Instrument-specific notations are defined by the technical element.

The following articulation elements are currently supported in LDP:

articulation ::=  { accentMark | stressMark }

7.4.1. Accents

Accents are normally displayed as a symbol above or below a note or chord:

accentMark ::=  (accentType [placement] printOptions* )
accentType ::=  { accent | legato-duro | marccato | marccato-legato |
                  marccato-staccato | mezzo-staccato | staccato |
                  staccato-duro | staccatissimo | tenuto }

Example:

(score (vers 2.0) (instrument (musicData
    (clef G)
    (n e4 q (accent))
    (n c5 q (legato-duro))
    (n e4 q (staccato))
    (barline)
)))
../_images/accent-01.png

The following accents are currently available:

../_images/accent-02.png

7.4.2. Stress marks

Stress marks refer to additional accents introduced by Schoenberg’ Suite for piano, Op.25 and other sources for filling the gaps in the traditional accents. They are also displayed as a symbol above or below a note or chord:

stressMark ::=  (stressType [placement] printOptions* )
stressType ::=  { stress | unstress }

Example:

(score (vers 2.0) (instrument (musicData
    (clef G)
    (n e4 q (stress))(n c5 q (stress))
    (n e4 q (unstress))(n c5 q (unstress))
    (barline)
)))
../_images/stress-01.png