The part measure object | MNX specification

# The part measure object

Type: Dictionary

The part measure object is the place to encode the musical information for a given measure in a given part. This constitutes the majority of musical content in an MNX document.

## Attributes

Name | Type | Required? | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
arpeggios | An array of arpeggio objects | No | All arpeggios in this part-measure.
beams | An array of beam objects | No | All beams that begin within this part-measure. Beams that are rendered in multiple measures (i.e., beams that cross barlines) are encoded in the first measure in which they appear.
clefs | An array of positioned clef objects | No |
dynamics | An array of dynamic objects | No | All dynamics in this part-measure.
nonArpeggios | An array of non-arpeggio objects | No | All non-arpeggios in this part-measure.
ottavas | An array of ottava objects | No | All ottavas that begin within this part-measure. Ottavas that are rendered across multiple measures (i.e., ottavas that cross barlines) are encoded in the first measure in which they appear.
sequences | An array of sequence objects | Yes |

Plus globally available attributes: _c, _x, id

## Parent objects

This object is used by the following parent objects:

- part: "measures"

## Examples

This object is used in the following examples:

Accidentals, Articulations, Beams, Beams (across barlines), Beams (hooks), Beams (secondary beam breaks implied), Beams (secondary beam breaks), Beams (with inner grace notes), Clef changes, Dotted notes (augmentation dots), Dynamics, Full-measure rests, Grace note, Grace notes (beamed), Grand staff piano music, Jumps (D.S. al Fine), Jumps (Dal Segno), Key signatures, Lyric line metadata, Lyrics (basic), Lyrics (multi-line), Multimeasure rests, Multiple layouts, Multiple voices, Organ layout, Ottavas (8va), Parts, Repeats, Repeats (more than once repeated), Repeats (with alternate endings, advanced), Repeats (with alternate endings, simple), Repeats (with implied start repeat), Rest positions, Slurs, Slurs (for chords), Slurs (targeting specific notes), Tempo markings, Three-note chord and half rest, Tie targets, Ties, Time signature glyphs, Time signatures, Tremolos (multi-note), Tremolos (single-note), Tuplets, Two-bar C major scale, “Hello world”