Fermata and breath

Fermata are encoded with fermata control events within the corresponding measure. They are attached to a note, chord or rest with @startid. Fermata attached to the end bar line of a measure are a special case and are encoded with the appropriate @staff and @tstamp and not with @startid.

Import of fermata encoded with @tstamp attribute is also supported, even though these will not be preserved. Only dynamics for which a chord, note, or rest corresponding to the @tstamp can be found will be imported. There is one exception for fermata with a @tstamp pointing to the end of the measure. These will be imported as a fermata attached to the end bar line.

For fermata with a custom shape, the MEI @shape attribute is used, i.e., for angular and square fermatas. Otherwise, @glpyh.auth and @glyph.name is used.

Breath are also encoded with a control event within the corresponding measure. However, the MEI element is breath or caesura, as appropriate. The @glyph.auth and glyph.name is encoded when the breath or caesura is not the common one.

Import with @tstamp encoded breath and caesura works as long as as corresponding element can be found.

Import of fermata, breath and caesura with glyph.num is also supported.

Relevant tests:

fermata-01
View MEI test file | Open in the Verovio Editor

breath-01
View MEI test file | Open in the Verovio Editor

Known limitations:

• The vertical position of a breath and caesura is different (lower) after import.