[MusicXML] Ties in cue notes

• Nov 25, 2021 - 05:16
Reported version
3.6
Type
Functional
Frequency
Once
Severity
S3 - Major
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project
MuseScore

Hello,

We bumped into ill-formed MusicXML data in the attached file, that comes from the MuseScore repository. It was created by :
MuseScore 2.1.0

The problem is that it contains several elements in cue notes, starting at line 134434:

      E
      4

    18

    1
    quarter

    up

Opening this file leads to an error message alright, but exporting to MusicXML retains this feature.

HTH!

Jacques Menu

Attachment Size
The_Legend_of_Zelda_Medley__A_link_to_the_past_Concert_Band_original.mxl 269.48 KB

Comments

• Nov 25, 2021 - 07:55

embed that xml in <xml>...</xml> to have them readable here

The error message on the mxl import is:

Fatal error: line 134434 column 27 Element tie is not defined in this scope.

The xml code at that place is:

      <note default-x="253.30" default-y="-1146.30">
        <cue/>
        <pitch>
          <step>E</step>
          <octave>4</octave>
          </pitch>
        <duration>18</duration>
        <tie type="start"/><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<here
        <voice>1</voice>
        <type>quarter</type>
        <dot/>
        <stem>up</stem>
        <notations>
          <tied type="start"/>
          </notations>
        </note>

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• Nov 25, 2021 - 08:12
Title Ties in cue notes ⇒ [MusicXML] Ties in cue notes
Status needs info ⇒ active

But yes, downloading that mscz, exporting as xml and importing it back does lead to that error and in more than one place

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• Nov 27, 2021 - 14:38

Forgot to remove or quote the less than / greater than symbols. Text should have been "Cue notes have a duration element, as do forward elements, but no tie elements".

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• Nov 27, 2021 - 20:16

Indeed the current MusicXML exporter (both 3.x and master) happily generates tie elements for cue notes. Preventing this solves the issue, which is a trivial fix.

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