diff --git a/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.reader b/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.reader
index 63cc4de..3c9f9e0 100755
--- a/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.reader
+++ b/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.reader
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class MusicXMLListener
       case tag
       when 'attributes' 
         if @prop != @props.last
-          @props.push(@prop)
+          @props.push(@prop.dup)
         end
       when 'note' 
         if @chord
diff --git a/Sources/VLPListDocument.mm b/Sources/VLPListDocument.mm
index 0fda0f5..4056fc5 100644
--- a/Sources/VLPListDocument.mm
+++ b/Sources/VLPListDocument.mm
@@ -321,6 +321,10 @@ advanceAt:
 			song->fMeasures[measNo].fBreak |= VLMeasure::kNewSystem;
 		if ([[mdict objectForKey:@"new-page"] boolValue])
 			song->fMeasures[measNo].fBreak |= VLMeasure::kNewPage;
+		if (NSNumber * mPx = [mdict objectForKey:@"properties"])
+			song->fMeasures[measNo].fPropIdx= 
+				static_cast<size_t>([mPx intValue]);
+		
 		if (NSDictionary * beginRep = [mdict objectForKey:@"begin-repeat"]) {
 			VLRepeat 			rep;
 			VLRepeat::Ending	ending(measNo, measNo, 0);