Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

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Attribute ClassesThese class-based attributes use data.DIVISIO

att.mensural.shared/@divisioDescribes the divisions of the breve in use in 14th-century Italy.

Allowed Values

ternariaDivisio ternaria. Three semibreves in a breve.

quaternariaDivisio quaternaria. Foursemibreves in a breve.

senariaimperfDivisio senaria imperfecta. Six semibreves in a breve (breve is divided into two, then into three). Aka senaria gallica.

senariaperfDivisio senaria perfecta. Six semibreves in a breve (breve is divided into three, then into two). Aka senaria italica.

octonariaDivisio octonaria. Eight semibreves in a breve.

novenariaDivisio novenaria. Nine semibreves in a breve.

duodenariaDivisio duodenaria. Twelve semibreves in a breve.

Declaration


                                 <macroSpec ident="data.DIVISIO" module="MEI" type="dt">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Divisio values.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <valList type="closed">
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="ternaria">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Divisio ternaria. Three semibreves in a breve.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="quaternaria">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Divisio quaternaria. Foursemibreves in a breve.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="senariaimperf">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Divisio senaria imperfecta. Six semibreves in a breve (breve is divided into two,
                                                then into three). Aka senaria gallica.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="senariaperf">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Divisio senaria perfecta. Six semibreves in a breve (breve is divided into three,
                                                then into two). Aka senaria italica.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="octonaria">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Divisio octonaria. Eight semibreves in a breve.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="novenaria">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Divisio novenaria. Nine semibreves in a breve.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="duodenaria">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Divisio duodenaria. Twelve semibreves in a breve.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          </valList>
                                       </content>
                                    </macroSpec>