MusicXML

MusicXML
Filename extension
.musicxml, .mxl
Internet media type
application/vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml,[1] application/vnd.recordare.musicxml[2]
Developed byW3C Music Notation Community Group
Latest release
4.0
June 2021[3]
Type of formatMusical notation
Extended fromXML
Open format?Yes
Websitewww.musicxml.com Edit this at Wikidata

MusicXML is an XML-based file format for representing Western musical notation. The format is open, fully documented, and can be freely used under the W3C Community Final Specification Agreement.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Type name: application : Subtype name: vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml". Iana.org. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Type name: application : Subtype name: vnd.recordare.musicxml". Iana.org. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Working group releases MusicXML update". Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sustainability of Digital Formats Planning for Library of Congress Collections — MusicXML, Version 3.1". Library of Congress. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. ^ "W3C Community Final Specification Agreement". W3C. Retrieved 19 December 2017.