Format

Compressed MusicXML

Summary

Name

Compressed MusicXML

Identifiers

• MIME: application/vnd.recordare.musicxml
• PUID: fmt/897

Format type

Text (Mark-up)

Description

This is a ZIP container version of the MusicXML format, an XML based format. It was designed for sharing sheet music files between applications, and for archiving sheet music files for use in the future.

File extensions

mxl

Source

Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Changelog

• Updated in V96

  Release date

  21 January 2020

  Compressed MusicXML: New name change from Compressed Music XML to Compressed MusicXML. Submitted by the Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire – Lausanne.

• Added in V85

  Release date

  29 June 2016

  Compressed Music XML: Extension only entry added. Requested by Bibliotheque cantonale et universitaire BCU Lausanne.