Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Used by

Attribute ClassesThese class-based attributes use data.PEDALSTYLE

att.pianoPedals/@pedal.styleDetermines whether piano pedal marks should be rendered as lines or as terms.

att.pedal.vis/@formDetermines whether piano pedal marks should be rendered as lines or as terms.

Allowed Values

lineContinuous line with start and end positions rendered by vertical bars and bounces shown by upward-pointing "blips".

pedlinePedal down and half pedal rendered with "Ped." followed by a line with end position rendered by vertical bars and bounces shown by upward-pointing "blips".

pedstarPedal down and half pedal rendered with "Ped.", pedal up rendered by "*", pedal "bounce" rendered with "* Ped.".

altpedstarPedal up and down indications same as with "pedstar", but bounce is rendered with "Ped." only.

Declaration


                                 <macroSpec ident="data.PEDALSTYLE" module="MEI" type="dt">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Styling of piano pedal marks.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <valList type="closed">
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="line">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Continuous line with start and end positions rendered by vertical bars and bounces
                                                shown by upward-pointing "blips".</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="pedline">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Pedal down and half pedal rendered with "Ped." followed by a line with 
                                                end position rendered by vertical bars and bounces shown by upward-pointing "blips".</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="pedstar">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Pedal down and half pedal rendered with "Ped.", pedal up rendered by "*", pedal
                                                "bounce" rendered with "* Ped.".</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="altpedstar">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Pedal up and down indications same as with "pedstar", but bounce is rendered with
                                                "Ped." only.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          </valList>
                                       </content>
                                    </macroSpec>