Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

MEI.mensural

Attributes

compact
full definition
by class
by module

divisio, modusmaior, modusminor, prolatio, tempus

divisio(optional)Describes the divisions of the breve in use in 14th-century Italy. Value conforms to data.DIVISIO.

modusmaior(optional)Describes the maxima-long relationship. Value conforms to data.MODUSMAIOR.

modusminor(optional)Describes the long-breve relationship. Value conforms to data.MODUSMINOR.

prolatio(optional)Describes the semibreve-minim relationship. Value conforms to data.PROLATIO.

tempus(optional)Describes the breve-semibreve relationship. Value conforms to data.TEMPUS.

direct children

modusmaior(optional)Describes the maxima-long relationship. Value conforms to data.MODUSMAIOR.

modusminor(optional)Describes the long-breve relationship. Value conforms to data.MODUSMINOR.

prolatio(optional)Describes the semibreve-minim relationship. Value conforms to data.PROLATIO.

tempus(optional)Describes the breve-semibreve relationship. Value conforms to data.TEMPUS.

divisio(optional)Describes the divisions of the breve in use in 14th-century Italy. Value conforms to data.DIVISIO.

MEI.mensuralMensural repertoire component declarations.

divisio(optional)Describes the divisions of the breve in use in 14th-century Italy. Value conforms to data.DIVISIO.

modusmaior(optional)Describes the maxima-long relationship. Value conforms to data.MODUSMAIOR.

modusminor(optional)Describes the long-breve relationship. Value conforms to data.MODUSMINOR.

prolatio(optional)Describes the semibreve-minim relationship. Value conforms to data.PROLATIO.

tempus(optional)Describes the breve-semibreve relationship. Value conforms to data.TEMPUS.

Available at

compact
by class
by module

mensur, mensuration, scoreDef, staffDef

att.mensural.shared

att.mensural.log

att.scoreDef.log.mensural

att.scoreDef.log

scoreDefContainer for score meta-information.

att.staffDef.log.mensural

att.staffDef.log

staffDefContainer for staff meta-information.

att.mensur.log

mensurCollects information about the metrical relationship between a note value and the next smaller value; that is, either triple or duple.

mensurationCaptures information about mensuration within bibliographic descriptions.

MEI.headerMetadata header component declarations.

mensurationCaptures information about mensuration within bibliographic descriptions.

MEI.mensuralMensural repertoire component declarations.

mensurCollects information about the metrical relationship between a note value and the next smaller value; that is, either triple or duple.

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

scoreDefContainer for score meta-information.

staffDefContainer for staff meta-information.

Constraints

When the @divisio attribute is used, the @tempus and @prolatio attributes are not allowed.

Declaration


                                 <classSpec ident="att.mensural.shared" module="MEI.mensural" type="atts">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Shared attributes in the mensural repertoire.</desc>
                                    
                                    <constraintSpec ident="mensuration_conflicting_attributes" scheme="schematron">
                                       
                                       <constraint>
                                          
                                          <sch:rule context="mei:mensur[@divisio]">
                                             
                                             <sch:assert test="not(@tempus) and not(@prolatio)">
                                                When the @divisio attribute is used, the @tempus and @prolatio attributes are not
                                                allowed.
                                                </sch:assert>
                                             </sch:rule>
                                          </constraint>
                                       </constraintSpec>
                                    
                                    <attList>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="modusmaior" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Describes the maxima-long relationship.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <rng:ref name="data.MODUSMAIOR"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="modusminor" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Describes the long-breve relationship.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <rng:ref name="data.MODUSMINOR"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="prolatio" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Describes the semibreve-minim relationship.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <rng:ref name="data.PROLATIO"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="tempus" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Describes the breve-semibreve relationship.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <rng:ref name="data.TEMPUS"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="divisio" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Describes the divisions of the breve in use in 14th-century Italy.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <rng:ref name="data.DIVISIO"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       </attList>
                                    </classSpec>