Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module
MEI
Used by
Data TypesThese other Data Types reference data.STAFFITEM.basic
data.STAFFITEMItems that may be printed above, below, or between staves.
Allowed Values
accidAccidentals.
annotAnnotations.
articArticulations.
dirDirectives.
dynamDynamics.
harmHarmony indications.
ornamOrnaments.
spSpoken text.
stageDirStage directions.
tempoTempo markings.
Declaration

                                 <macroSpec ident="data.STAFFITEM.basic" module="MEI" type="dt">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Items in all repertoires that may be printed near a staff.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <valList type="closed">
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="accid">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Accidentals.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="annot">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Annotations.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="artic">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Articulations.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="dir">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Directives.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="dynam">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Dynamics.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="harm">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Harmony indications.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="ornam">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Ornaments.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <!-- phrase more note-attached than staff-attached? -->
                                          
                                          <!--<valItem ident="phrase"/>-->
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="sp">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Spoken text.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="stageDir">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Stage directions.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="tempo">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Tempo markings.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          </valList>
                                       </content>
                                    </macroSpec>