Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

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dur

dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

direct children

dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

MEI.sharedComponent declarations that are shared between two or more modules.

dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

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ambNote, bTrem, chord, fTrem, note, space

att.duration.log

att.bTrem.log

bTremA rapid alternation on a single pitch or chord.

att.fTrem.log

fTremA rapid alternation between a pair of notes (or chords or perhaps between a note and a chord) that are (usually) farther apart than a major second.

att.ambNote.log

ambNoteHighest or lowest pitch in a score, staff, or layer.

att.chord.log

chordA simultaneous sounding of two or more notes in the same layer *with the same duration*.

att.note.log

noteA single pitched event.

att.space.log

spaceA placeholder used to fill an incomplete measure, layer, etc. most often so that the combined duration of the events equals the number of beats in the measure.

MEI.cmnCommon Music Notation (CMN) repertoire component declarations.

bTremA rapid alternation on a single pitch or chord.

fTremA rapid alternation between a pair of notes (or chords or perhaps between a note and a chord) that are (usually) farther apart than a major second.

MEI.sharedComponent declarations that are shared between two or more modules.

ambNoteHighest or lowest pitch in a score, staff, or layer.

chordA simultaneous sounding of two or more notes in the same layer *with the same duration*.

noteA single pitched event.

spaceA placeholder used to fill an incomplete measure, layer, etc. most often so that the combined duration of the events equals the number of beats in the measure.

Declaration


                                 <classSpec ident="att.duration.log" module="MEI.shared" type="atts">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Attributes that express duration in musical terms.</desc>
                                    
                                    <attList>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="dur" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <gloss versionDate="2022-10-18" xml:lang="en">duration</gloss>
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by
                                             the
                                             data.DURATION datatype.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <rng:ref name="data.DURATION"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       </attList>
                                    </classSpec>