MusicXML Import: Add option to infer playback from visual/textual tags (e.g. "pizz.", "arco")

Your idea

I suggest adding an option in the MusicXML import settings to "Infer playback from text or articulation tags."

This feature would allow MuseScore to automatically trigger playback changes (like switching to a pizzicato sound) when it encounters standard visual instructions in the XML code, even if the explicit tag is missing. This "inference" logic is already used by other major notation software (like Sibelius and StaffPad) and ensures much better compatibility between different programs.

Problem to be solved

Currently, MuseScore follows a literal interpretation of MusicXML. If a file (e.g. generated by Opusmodus) includes visual text like "pizz." but lacks a specific internal sound tag, MuseScore displays the text correctly but the audio remains unchanged.

This is a major workflow bottleneck for composers working with large-scale or algorithmic scores, as it forces us to manually re-map every single articulation and technique within MuseScore after every import. It's frustrating because MuseScore clearly "sees" the instructions on the score but ignores them during playback.

Title [45].xml

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Start by reviewing the MusicXML import settings and the handling of visual text and articulation tags, using the attached Title [45].xml as a reproduction input. Done means the new setting can infer playback changes such as pizzicato or arco when explicit data is absent, while preserving the displayed instructions.