Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

MEI.mensural

Used by

Allowed Values

maximaTwo or three times as long as a longa.

longaTwo or three times as long as a brevis.

brevisTwo or three times as long as a semibreve.

semibrevisHalf or one-third as long as a breve/brevis.

minimaHalf or one-third as long as a semibreve/semibrevis.

semiminimaHalf as long as a minima.

fusaHalf as long as a semiminima.

semifusaHalf as long as a fusa.

Declaration


                                 <dataSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="data.DURATION.mensural" module="MEI.mensural">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Logical, that is, written, note-shape (or note symbol) attribute values for the mensural
                                       repertoire.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <valList type="closed">
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="maxima">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Two or three times as long as a longa.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="longa">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Two or three times as long as a brevis.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="brevis">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Two or three times as long as a semibreve.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="semibrevis">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Half or one-third as long as a breve/brevis.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="minima">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Half or one-third as long as a semibreve/semibrevis.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="semiminima">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Half as long as a minima.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="fusa">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Half as long as a semiminima.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="semifusa">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Half as long as a fusa.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          </valList>
                                       </content>
                                    </dataSpec>