Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

compact
full definition
by class
by module

metcon

metcon(optional)Indicates the relationship between the content of a staff or layer and the prevailing meter. Allowed values are: "c" (Complete; , conformant with the prevailing meter.), "i" (Incomplete; , not enough beats.), "o" (Overfull; , too many beats.)

direct children

metcon(optional)Indicates the relationship between the content of a staff or layer and the prevailing meter. Allowed values are: "c" (Complete; , conformant with the prevailing meter.), "i" (Incomplete; , not enough beats.), "o" (Overfull; , too many beats.)

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

metcon(optional)Indicates the relationship between the content of a staff or layer and the prevailing meter. Allowed values are: "c" (Complete; , conformant with the prevailing meter.), "i" (Incomplete; , not enough beats.), "o" (Overfull; , too many beats.)

Available at

compact
by class
by module

layer, oLayer, oStaff, staff

att.meterConformance

att.layer.log

layerAn independent stream of events on a staff.

oLayerA layer that contains an alternative to material in another layer.

att.staff.log

oStaffA staff that holds an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original material.

staffA group of equidistant horizontal lines on which notes are placed in order to represent pitch or a grouping element for individual 'strands' of notes, rests, etc. that may or may not actually be rendered on staff lines; that is, both diastematic and non-diastematic signs.

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

oLayerA layer that contains an alternative to material in another layer.

oStaffA staff that holds an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original material.

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

layerAn independent stream of events on a staff.

staffA group of equidistant horizontal lines on which notes are placed in order to represent pitch or a grouping element for individual 'strands' of notes, rests, etc. that may or may not actually be rendered on staff lines; that is, both diastematic and non-diastematic signs.

Declaration


                                 <classSpec ident="att.meterConformance" module="MEI.shared" type="atts">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Attributes that provide information about a structure’s conformance to the prevailing
                                       meter.</desc>
                                    
                                    <attList>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="metcon" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <gloss xml:lang="en">meter conformance</gloss>
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Indicates the relationship between the content of a staff or layer and the prevailing
                                             meter.</desc>
                                          
                                          <valList type="closed">
                                             
                                             <valItem ident="c">
                                                
                                                <desc xml:lang="en">Complete; 
                                                   <abbr>i.e.</abbr>
, conformant with the prevailing meter.</desc>
                                                </valItem>
                                             
                                             <valItem ident="i">
                                                
                                                <desc xml:lang="en">Incomplete; 
                                                   <abbr>i.e.</abbr>
, not enough beats.</desc>
                                                </valItem>
                                             
                                             <valItem ident="o">
                                                
                                                <desc xml:lang="en">Overfull; 
                                                   <abbr>i.e.</abbr>
, too many beats.</desc>
                                                </valItem>
                                             </valList>
                                          </attDef>
                                       </attList>
                                    </classSpec>