The startid attribute may be used to hold a reference to the first feature occurring in this performance. This element is analogous to the surface element in the facsimile module.
<elementSpec ident="recording" module="MEI.performance">
<desc xml:lang="en">A recorded performance.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.dataPointing"/>
<memberOf key="att.mediaBounds"/>
<memberOf key="att.metadataPointing"/>
<memberOf key="att.startId"/>
</classes>
<content>
</content>
<constraintSpec ident="betype_required_when_begin_or_end" scheme="schematron">
<constraint>
<sch:rule context="mei:recording[@begin or @end]">
<sch:assert role="warning" test="@betype">When @begin or @end is used, @betype should be
present.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
</constraint>
</constraintSpec>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The <att>startid</att> attribute may be used to hold a reference to the first feature
occurring in this performance. This element is analogous to the <gi scheme="MEI">surface</gi> element in the facsimile module.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>