Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Used by

Attribute ClassesThese class-based attributes use data.STAFFLOC

att.barring/@bar.placeDenotes the staff location of bar lines, if the length is non-standard; that is, not equal to 2 times (the number of staff lines - 1).

att.staffLoc/@locHolds the staff location of the feature.

att.barLine.vis/@placeDenotes the staff location of the bar line if its length is non-standard.

att.mensural.vis/@mensur.locHolds the staff location of the mensuration sign.

Declaration


                                 <macroSpec ident="data.STAFFLOC" module="MEI" type="dt">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Staff location. The value 
                                       <val>0</val> indicates the bottom line of the current staff; positive
                                       values are used for positions above the bottom line and negative values for the positions
                                       below. For example, in treble clef, 1 = F4, 2 = G4, 3 = A4, etc. and -1 = D4, -2 =
                                       C4, and so
                                       on.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <rng:data type="integer"/>
                                       </content>
                                    </macroSpec>