<ambNote>

Highest or lowest pitch in a score, staff, or layer.
Module
Attributes
accid, class, color, colored, copyof, corresp, dur, enclose, facs, follows, fontfam, fontname, fontsize, fontstyle, fontweight, head.altsym, head.auth, head.color, head.fill, head.fillcolor, head.mod, head.rotation, head.shape, head.visible, label, letterspacing, lineheight, loc, n, next, oct, pname, precedes, prev, resp, sameas, stem.dir, stem.form, stem.len, stem.mod, stem.pos, stem.sameas, stem.visible, stem.with, stem.x, stem.y, synch, type, xml:base, xml:id
accid(optional)Captures a written accidental. Value conforms to data.ACCIDENTAL.WRITTEN.
class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
colored(optional)Indicates this feature is 'colored'; that is, it is a participant in a change in rhythmic values. In mensural notation, coloration is indicated by colored notes (red, black, etc.) where void notes would otherwise occur. In CMN, coloration is indicated by an inverse color; that is, the note head is void when it would otherwise be filled and vice versa. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy. Value conforms to data.URI.
corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.
enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14. Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family. Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font. Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch, relative terms, e.g., small, larger, etc., or percentage values relative to normal size, e.g., 125%. Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal. Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type. Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
head.altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to an ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
head.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which a numerical value of head.shape is taken. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
head.color(optional)Captures the overall color of a notehead. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled. Value conforms to data.FILL.
head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead. One or more values from data.NOTEHEADMODIFIER, separated by spaces.
head.rotation(optional)Describes rotation applied to the basic notehead shape. A positive value rotates the notehead in a counter-clockwise fashion, while negative values produce clockwise rotation. Value conforms to data.ROTATION.
head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration. Value conforms to data.HEADSHAPE.
head.visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically or sounded when it is presented in an aural form. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached, a "tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document content. Value is plain text.
letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature. Value conforms to data.STAFFLOC.
n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters. Value conforms to data.WORD.
next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
oct(optional)Captures written octave information. Value conforms to data.OCTAVE.
pname(optional)Contains a written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.
precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text’s transcription, editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in the document header. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem. Value conforms to data.STEMDIRECTION.
stem.form(optional)Records the form of the stem. Value conforms to data.STEMFORM.mensural.
stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTUNSIGNED.
stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo or Sprechstimme indicators. Value conforms to data.STEMMODIFIER.
stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s). Value conforms to data.STEMPOSITION.
stem.sameas(optional)Points to a note element in a different layer whose stem is shared. The linked notes should be rendered like a chord though they are part of different layers. Value conforms to data.URI.
stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
stem.with(optional)Contains an indication of which staff a note or chord that logically belongs to the current staff should be visually placed on; that is, the one above or the one below. Value conforms to data.NEIGHBORINGLAYER.
stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem’s attachment point. Value is a decimal number.
stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem’s attachment point. Value is a decimal number.
synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references. Value conforms to data.URI.
xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value is a valid xml:id.
(MEI.shared) Attributes common to many elements.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that form the basis of the att.common class.
xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references. Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that uniquely identify an element.
xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value is a valid xml:id.
(MEI.shared)
label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached, a "tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document content. Value is plain text.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that specify element-to-element relationships.
copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy. Value conforms to data.URI.
corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Attributes used to supply a number-like designation for an element.
n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters. Value conforms to data.WORD.
(MEI.shared) Attributes capturing information regarding responsibility for some aspect of the text's creation, transcription, editing, or encoding.
resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text’s transcription, editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in the document header. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Attributes which can be used to classify features.
type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Attributes which can be used to classify features.
class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.facsimile) Attributes that associate a feature corresponding with all or part of an image.
facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
(MEI.shared) Logical domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Attributes for capturing momentary pitch inflection.
accid(optional)Captures a written accidental. Value conforms to data.ACCIDENTAL.WRITTEN.
(MEI.shared) Indication of coloration.
colored(optional)Indicates this feature is 'colored'; that is, it is a participant in a change in rhythmic values. In mensural notation, coloration is indicated by colored notes (red, black, etc.) where void notes would otherwise occur. In CMN, coloration is indicated by an inverse color; that is, the note head is void when it would otherwise be filled and vice versa. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that express duration in musical terms.
dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record written pitch name and octave number.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record written pitch name.
pname(optional)Contains a written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record written octave.
oct(optional)Captures written octave information. Value conforms to data.OCTAVE.
(MEI.visual) Visual domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Visual color attributes.
color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that capture characters used to enclose symbols having a cautionary or editorial function.
enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14. Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
(MEI.shared) Attributes pertaining to the notehead part of a note.
head.altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to an ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
head.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which a numerical value of head.shape is taken. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
head.color(optional)Captures the overall color of a notehead. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled. Value conforms to data.FILL.
head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead. One or more values from data.NOTEHEADMODIFIER, separated by spaces.
head.rotation(optional)Describes rotation applied to the basic notehead shape. A positive value rotates the notehead in a counter-clockwise fashion, while negative values produce clockwise rotation. Value conforms to data.ROTATION.
head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration. Value conforms to data.HEADSHAPE.
head.visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically or sounded when it is presented in an aural form. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify location on a staff in terms of lines and spaces.
loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature. Value conforms to data.STAFFLOC.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that describe the properties of stemmed features; that is, chords and notes.
stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem. Value conforms to data.STEMDIRECTION.
stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTUNSIGNED.
stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo or Sprechstimme indicators. Value conforms to data.STEMMODIFIER.
stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s). Value conforms to data.STEMPOSITION.
stem.sameas(optional)Points to a note element in a different layer whose stem is shared. The linked notes should be rendered like a chord though they are part of different layers. Value conforms to data.URI.
stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem’s attachment point. Value is a decimal number.
stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem’s attachment point. Value is a decimal number.
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that describe the properties of stemmed features; that is, chords and notes.
stem.with(optional)Contains an indication of which staff a note or chord that logically belongs to the current staff should be visually placed on; that is, the one above or the one below. Value conforms to data.NEIGHBORINGLAYER.
(MEI.mensural) Attributes that describe the properties of stemmed features specific to mensural repertoires.
stem.form(optional)Records the form of the stem. Value conforms to data.STEMFORM.mensural.
(MEI.shared) Typographical attributes.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family. Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font. Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch, relative terms, e.g., small, larger, etc., or percentage values relative to normal size, e.g., 125%. Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal. Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type. Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
(MEI.gestural) Gestural domain attributes.
(MEI.analytical) Analytical domain attributes.
Common Music Notation (CMN) repertoire component declarations.
stem.with(optional)Contains an indication of which staff a note or chord that logically belongs to the current staff should be visually placed on; that is, the one above or the one below. Value conforms to data.NEIGHBORINGLAYER.
Facsimile component declarations.
facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
Mensural repertoire component declarations.
stem.form(optional)Records the form of the stem. Value conforms to data.STEMFORM.mensural.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
accid(optional)Captures a written accidental. Value conforms to data.ACCIDENTAL.WRITTEN.
class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
colored(optional)Indicates this feature is 'colored'; that is, it is a participant in a change in rhythmic values. In mensural notation, coloration is indicated by colored notes (red, black, etc.) where void notes would otherwise occur. In CMN, coloration is indicated by an inverse color; that is, the note head is void when it would otherwise be filled and vice versa. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy. Value conforms to data.URI.
corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.
enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14. Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family. Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font. Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch, relative terms, e.g., small, larger, etc., or percentage values relative to normal size, e.g., 125%. Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal. Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type. Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
head.altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to an ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
head.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which a numerical value of head.shape is taken. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
head.color(optional)Captures the overall color of a notehead. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled. Value conforms to data.FILL.
head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead. One or more values from data.NOTEHEADMODIFIER, separated by spaces.
head.rotation(optional)Describes rotation applied to the basic notehead shape. A positive value rotates the notehead in a counter-clockwise fashion, while negative values produce clockwise rotation. Value conforms to data.ROTATION.
head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration. Value conforms to data.HEADSHAPE.
head.visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically or sounded when it is presented in an aural form. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
label(optional)Captures text to be used to generate a label for the element to which it’s attached, a "tool tip" or prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document content. Value is plain text.
letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYSIGNED.
lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property. Value conforms to either data.MEASUREMENTTYPOGRAPHYUNSIGNED or data.PERCENT.
loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature. Value conforms to data.STAFFLOC.
n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters. Value conforms to data.WORD.
next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
oct(optional)Captures written octave information. Value conforms to data.OCTAVE.
pname(optional)Contains a written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.
precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
resp(optional)Indicates the agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text’s transcription, editing, or encoding. Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in the document header. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem. Value conforms to data.STEMDIRECTION.
stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTUNSIGNED.
stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo or Sprechstimme indicators. Value conforms to data.STEMMODIFIER.
stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s). Value conforms to data.STEMPOSITION.
stem.sameas(optional)Points to a note element in a different layer whose stem is shared. The linked notes should be rendered like a chord though they are part of different layers. Value conforms to data.URI.
stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem’s attachment point. Value is a decimal number.
stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem’s attachment point. Value is a decimal number.
synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references. Value conforms to data.URI.
xml:id(optional)Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value. Value is a valid xml:id.
Member of
(ambNote isn't member of any model class)
Contained By
ambitusRange of a voice, instrument or piece.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
ambitusRange of a voice, instrument or piece.
May Contain
(<ambNote> may not have child elements)
Declaration
<elementSpec ident="ambNote" module="MEI.shared">
<desc xml:lang="en">Highest or lowest pitch in a score, staff, or layer.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.ambNote.log"/>
<memberOf key="att.ambNote.vis"/>
<memberOf key="att.ambNote.ges"/>
<memberOf key="att.ambNote.anl"/>
</classes>
<content>
<empty/>
</content>
</elementSpec>