This element represents one division of an organ, but the meaning of "division" is a bit slippery, and the "Division" element may be used in a number of different ways. In simple specifications, it need not be used at all, and indeed, should not be used unless necessary. For more details on usage, see Chambers, Divisions & Keyboards.

Chamber	When one chamber contains the pipes for more than one division, the corresponding Chamber element may contain Division elements.
Console	When contained within a Console element, a Division element represents a "floating" division which is not permanently connected to a keyboard.
Keyboard	When one keyboard controls more than one division, the Division elements may be contained within a Keyboard element.
Organ	When contained within an Organ element, a Division element represents a "floating" division which is not permanently connected to a keyboard. This organization should only be used when the Console element is omitted.

Name	How Many	Description
Accessory	(zero or more)
Chamber	(zero or more)	represents one chamber which contains some or all of the ranks for this division.
Coupler	(zero or more)
KeyAction	(zero or more)
Pressure	(zero or more)	the wind pressure for this Division, if different from the rest of the organ.
Rank	(zero or more)
Remark	(zero or more)	remarks about this Division.
Stop	(zero or more)
StopAction	(zero or more)
Trap	(zero or more)

compass

The compass of the division. The value of this attribute must conform to the standard for Compasses. Integers alone may not be used to represent notes. The values "L" or "R" may be used to indicate that the division contains the stops for the left or right sides of a divided keyboard.
Note that the compass of a division may be different from the compass of its corresponding keyboard; for example, the division may have a compass of 73 notes, while its keyboard may have a compass of 61 notes.

dateInstalled

The date on which this Division was installed (see date formats). This attribute should only be used for Divisions added after the original instrument was finished.

dateRemoved

The date on which this Division was removed (see date formats).

enclosed

This attribute may be used as a shortcut to indicate whether the division's stops and/or ranks are enclosed in a chamber with swell shades. The value of this attribute must be "true" or "false". This attribute should not be used if the Division element is contained, directly or indirectly, by a Chamber element.

id

An identifier for referencing this element from within other elements.

installedBy

The ID of the Builder element describing the builder who installed the Division. This attribute should only be used for Divisions added after the original instrument was finished.

keyboard

The ID of the Keyboard element describing the keyboard with which this division is associated. This attribute may be omitted if the Division element is contained within a Keyboard element. If the division is not associated with one keyboard (as with "floating" divisions), then this attribute should be omitted.

name

The name of the division, e.g. "Great", "Positif", "Brustwerk". It should be rendered in the original language, and not Anglicized.

notes

An integer representing the number of notes in the division. This attribute may be omitted if the number of notes can be inferred from the compass.

order

An integer which will be used to order the divisions for display purposes. This order should correspond with the order in which the divisions appear on the console. The numbers need not be contiguous.

removedBy

The ID of the Builder element describing the builder who removed the Division.

Here is an example of a floating division:

<Division name="Echo" compass="CC-c'''" notes="61" enclosed="yes">
    <Stop name="Aeoline" pitch="8"> </Stop>
    <Stop name="Unda Maris" pitch="8"> </Stop>
    <Stop name="Vox Angelica" pitch="8" ranks="2"> </Stop>
</Division>

<Keyboard name="Manual" compass="CC-g''" notes="56">
    <Division name="Left" compass="L">
        <Stop name="Flautado" pitch="8"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Trompeta Real" pitch="8"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Bajoncillo" pitch="4"> </Stop>
    </Division>
    <Division name="Right" compass="R">
        <Stop name="Flautado" pitch="8"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Trompeta Real" pitch="8"> </Stop>
        <Stop name="Clarín" pitch="8"> </Stop>
    </Division>
</Keyboard>

<!ELEMENT Division (
	Accessory |
	Chamber |
	Coupler |
	KeyAction |
	Pressure |
	Rank |
	Remark |
	Stop |
	StopAction |
	Trap )* >
<!ATTLIST Division
	compass CDATA ""
	dateInstalled CDATA ""
	dateRemoved CDATA ""
	enclosed (true|false) #IMPLIED
	id ID #IMPLIED
	installedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
	keyboard IDREF #IMPLIED
	name CDATA ""
	notes CDATA ""
	order CDATA ""
	removedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
	>