Overview The "Composition" Element Table of
Contents

This element describes the composition of a mixture. It may appear more than once within the same Stop element if the composition has changed during the organ's history.

  Parent Elements (that contain this element)

Stop

  Child Elements (contained by this element)

NameHow ManyDescription
MixtureRank (zero or more)   describes one rank in the mixture.
Remark (zero or more)   remarks about this Composition.

  Attributes
builder
The ID of the Builder element describing the builder who established this composition.
date
The date on which this Composition was established (see date formats).
  Examples
CC-BBC-Bc-bc'-b'c''--c''''
2/3'  
4/5'  
1'  
1-1/3'  
1-3/5'  
2'  
2-2/3'  

The following example shows a representation of the 3-rank mixture illustrated in the preceding table.

<Stop name="Acuta" ranks="3">
    <Composition>
        <MixtureRank from="CC"  to="B"    pitch="2/3">   </MixtureRank>
        <MixtureRank from="CC"  to="B"    pitch="4/5">   </MixtureRank>
        <MixtureRank from="CC"  to="b"    pitch="1">     </MixtureRank>
        <MixtureRank from="c"   to="b'"   pitch="1-1/3"> </MixtureRank>
        <MixtureRank from="c"   to="c'''" pitch="1-3/5"> </MixtureRank>
        <MixtureRank from="c'"  to="c'''" pitch="2">     </MixtureRank>
        <MixtureRank from="c''" to="c'''" pitch="2-2/3"> </MixtureRank>
    </Composition>
</Stop>
  DTD Fragment 
<!ELEMENT Composition (
	MixtureRank |
	Remark )* >
<!ATTLIST Composition 
	builder IDREF #IMPLIED
	date CDATA ""
	>
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