Breath

class maelzel.core.symbols.Breath(kind='', visible=True, horizontalPlacement='pre')[source]

Bases: EventSymbol

A breathmark symbol, will also break the beam at the given instant

The breathmark is applied prior to the event

Parameters:

  • kind – one of ‘comma’, ‘varcomma’, ‘upbow’, ‘outsidecomma’, ‘caesura’, ‘chant’ (see maelzel.scoring.definitions.breathMarks)

  • visible – if False, the mark will not be shown in notation but will still have an effect on beaming

  • horizontalPlacement – one of ‘pre’, ‘post’. Indicates whether the break should be placed before or after the event

Attributes Summary

appliesToRests

exclusive

Only one of a given class

Methods Summary

scoringAttachment()

Attributes Documentation

appliesToRests = True
exclusive = True

Only one of a given class

Methods Documentation

scoringAttachment()[source]
Return type:

Attachment