<note>

Module
Attributes
@accid, @accid.ges, @altsym, @artic, @artic.ges, @beam, @breaksec, @class, @color, @colored, @copyof, @corresp, @cue, @deg, @dots, @dots.ges, @dur, @dur.ges, @dur.metrical, @dur.ppq, @dur.quality, @dur.real, @dur.recip, @enclose, @extremis, @facs, @fermata, @follows, @fontfam, @fontname, @fontsize, @fontstyle, @fontweight, @gliss, @glyph.auth, @glyph.name, @glyph.num, @glyph.uri, @grace, @grace.time, @head.altsym, @head.auth, @head.color, @head.fill, @head.fillcolor, @head.mod, @head.rotation, @head.shape, @head.visible, @ho, @instr, @intm, @label, @layer, @letterspacing, @lig, @lineheight, @loc, @lv, @meiversion, @mfunc, @n, @next, @num, @numbase, @oct, @oct.ges, @ornam, @pclass, @pname, @pname.ges, @pnum, @precedes, @prev, @psolfa, @resp, @sameas, @slur, @staff, @stem.dir, @stem.form, @stem.len, @stem.mod, @stem.pos, @stem.sameas, @stem.split, @stem.visible, @stem.with, @stem.x, @stem.y, @syl, @synch, @tab.course, @tab.fret, @tab.line, @tie, @to, @tstamp, @tstamp.ges, @tstamp.real, @tuplet, @type, @vel, @visible, @when, @x, @xml:base, @xml:id, @y
@accid(optional)Captures a written accidental.
@accid.ges(optional)Records the performed pitch inflection.
@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.
@artic(optional)Encodes the written articulation(s). Articulations are normally encoded in order from the note head outward; that is, away from the stem. See additional notes at att.vis.note. Only articulations should be encoded in the artic attribute; for example, fingerings should be encoded using the <fing> element.
@artic.ges(optional)Records performed articulation that differs from the written value.
@beam(optional)Indicates that this event is "under a beam".
@breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams which should remain unbroken.
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
@color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation.
@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.
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
@cue(optional)
@deg(optional)Captures scale degree information using Humdrum **deg syntax -- an optional indicator of melodic approach (^ = ascending approach, v = descending approach), a scale degree value (1 = tonic ... 7 = leading tone), and an optional indication of chromatic alteration, 1, v7, ^1, or v5+, for example. The amount of chromatic alternation is not indicated.
@dots(optional)Records the number of augmentation dots required by a written dotted duration.
@dots.ges(optional)Number of dots required for a gestural duration when different from that of the written duration.
@dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype.
@dur.ges(optional)Records performed duration information that differs from the written duration; @dur.ges allows the same datatypes as @dur. Values of @dur.ges that require dots should also use @dots.ges.
@dur.metrical(optional)Duration as a count of units provided in the time signature denominator.
@dur.ppq(optional)Duration recorded as pulses-per-quarter note, e.g., MIDI clicks or MusicXML divisions.
@dur.quality(recommended)Encodes the durational quality of a mensural note using the values provided by the data.DURQUALITY.mensural datatype (i.e., the perfect / imperfect / altered / major / minor / duplex quality of a note).
@dur.real(optional)Duration in seconds, e.g., 1.732.
@dur.recip(optional)Duration as an optionally dotted Humdrum **recip value.
@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.
@extremis(optional)Indicates an extreme, indefinite performed pitch. Allowed values are: "highest" (Highest note the performer can play.), "lowest" (Lowest note the performer can play.)
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element.
@fermata(optional)Indicates the attachment of a fermata to this element. If visual information about the fermata needs to be recorded, then a <fermata> element should be employed instead.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
@fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family.
@fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font.
@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%.
@fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal.
@fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type.
@gliss(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a glissando. If visual information about the glissando needs to be recorded, then a <gliss> element should be employed instead.
@glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
@glyph.name(optional)Glyph name.
@glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g., "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
@glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element.
@grace(optional)Marks a note or chord as a "grace" (without a definite performed duration) and records from which other note/chord it should "steal" time.
@grace.time(optional)Records the amount of time to be "stolen" from a non-grace note/chord.
@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.
@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.
@head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled.
@head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color.
@head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead.
@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.
@head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration.
@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.
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines.
@instr(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a MIDI instrument definition. It must contain the ID of an <instrDef> element elsewhere in the document.
@intm(optional)Encodes the melodic interval from the previous pitch. The value may be a general directional indication (u, d, s, etc.), an indication of diatonic interval direction, quality, and size, or a precise numeric value in half steps.
@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.
@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.
@letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property.
@lig(optional)Indicates this element’s participation in a ligature.
@lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property.
@loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature.
@lv(optional)Indicates the attachment of an l.v. (laissez vibrer) sign to this element.
@meiversion(recommended)Specifies a generic MEI version label. Allowed values are: "6.0-dev" (Version of MEI), "6.0-dev+anyStart" (Version of MEI All AnyStart customization)
@mfunc(optional)Describes melodic function using Humdrum **embel syntax.
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@num(optional)Along with numbase, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio, while numbase is the second.
@numbase(optional)Along with num, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio, while numbase is the second.
@oct(optional)Captures written octave information.
@oct.ges(optional)Records performed octave information that differs from the written value.
@ornam(optional)Indicates that this element has an attached ornament. If visual information about the ornament is needed, then one of the elements that represents an ornament (mordent, trill, or turn) should be employed.
@pclass(optional)Holds pitch class information.
@pname(optional)Contains a written pitch name.
@pname.ges(optional)Contains a performed pitch name that differs from the written value.
@pnum(optional)Holds a pitch-to-number mapping, a base-40 or MIDI note number, for example.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element.
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@psolfa(optional)Contains sol-fa designation, e.g., do, re, mi, etc., in either a fixed or movable Do system.
@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.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element.
@slur(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a slur. If visual information about the slur needs to be recorded, then a <slur> element should be employed.
@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable.
@stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem.
@stem.form(optional)Records the form of the stem.
@stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length.
@stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo or Sprechstimme indicators.
@stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s).
@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.
@stem.split(optional)Determines if and how a stem should be split within a chord. Allowed values are: "left" (The stem branches off to the left.), "right" (The stem branches off to the right.)
@stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed.
@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.
@stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem’s attachment point.
@stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem’s attachment point.
@syl(optional)Holds an associated sung text syllable.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
@tab.course(optional)Records which course is to be played.
@tab.fret(optional)Records the location at which a string should be stopped against a fret. The value 0 (zero) indicates the open string. The value omit indicates an omitted string that does not sound.
@tab.line(optional)Used in German lute tablature in cases where vertical positioning deviates from the norm which can be specified by @tab.align. Indicates the position of the tab note on one of the horizontal strands corresponding to the @lines attribute on <staffDef>. (Note that in this case, the lines are conceptual rather than visible).
@tie(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a tie. If visual information about the tie needs to be recorded, then a <tie> element should be employed.
@to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of musical time; that is, beats.
@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.
@tstamp.ges(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.
@tstamp.real(optional)Records the onset time in terms of ISO time.
@tuplet(optional)Indicates that this feature participates in a tuplet. If visual information about the tuplet needs to be recorded, then a <tuplet> element should be employed.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
@vel(optional)MIDI Note-on/off velocity.
@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.
@when(optional)Indicates the point of occurrence of this feature along a time line. Its value must be the ID of a <when> element elsewhere in the document.
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
@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.
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
(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.
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record the version of MEI in use.
@meiversion(recommended)Specifies a generic MEI version label. Allowed values are: "6.0-dev" (Version of MEI), "6.0-dev+anyStart" (Version of MEI All AnyStart customization)
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that specify element-to-element relationships.
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element.
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(MEI.analytical) Analytical domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Attributes for capturing momentary pitch inflection.
@accid(optional)Captures a written accidental.
(MEI.shared) Attributes for capturing the written signs that describe the method of performance.
@artic(optional)Encodes the written articulation(s). Articulations are normally encoded in order from the note head outward; that is, away from the stem. See additional notes at att.vis.note. Only articulations should be encoded in the artic attribute; for example, fingerings should be encoded using the <fing> element.
(MEI.analytical) Attributes describing the harmonic function of a single pitch.
@deg(optional)Captures scale degree information using Humdrum **deg syntax -- an optional indicator of melodic approach (^ = ascending approach, v = descending approach), a scale degree value (1 = tonic ... 7 = leading tone), and an optional indication of chromatic alteration, 1, v7, ^1, or v5+, for example. The amount of chromatic alternation is not indicated.
(MEI.analytical) Attributes that provide for description of intervallic content.
@intm(optional)Encodes the melodic interval from the previous pitch. The value may be a general directional indication (u, d, s, etc.), an indication of diatonic interval direction, quality, and size, or a precise numeric value in half steps.
(MEI.analytical) Attributes describing melodic function.
@mfunc(optional)Describes melodic function using Humdrum **embel syntax.
(MEI.cmn) Analytical domain attributes in the CMN repertoire.
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that indicate whether an event lies under a beam.
@beam(optional)Indicates that this event is "under a beam".
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that indicate whether an event participates in a glissando.
@gliss(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a glissando. If visual information about the glissando needs to be recorded, then a <gliss> element should be employed instead.
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that indicate the presence of an l.v. (laissez vibrer) marking attached to a feature. If visual information about the lv sign needs to be recorded, then an element should be employed.
@lv(optional)Indicates the attachment of an l.v. (laissez vibrer) sign to this element.
(MEI.cmnOrnaments) Attributes for marking the presence of an ornament.
@ornam(optional)Indicates that this element has an attached ornament. If visual information about the ornament is needed, then one of the elements that represents an ornament (mordent, trill, or turn) should be employed.
(MEI.shared) Attributes for marking the presence of a slur.
@slur(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a slur. If visual information about the slur needs to be recorded, then a <slur> element should be employed.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that hold associated sung text syllables.
@syl(optional)Holds an associated sung text syllable.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that indicate the presence of a tie.
@tie(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a tie. If visual information about the tie needs to be recorded, then a <tie> element should be employed.
(MEI.shared) Attributes for indicating the presence of a tuplet.
@tuplet(optional)Indicates that this feature participates in a tuplet. If visual information about the tuplet needs to be recorded, then a <tuplet> element should be employed.
(MEI.mensural) Analytical domain attributes in the Mensural repertoire.
(MEI.shared) Attributes indicating the attachment of a fermata to the feature.
@fermata(optional)Indicates the attachment of a fermata to this element. If visual information about the fermata needs to be recorded, then a <fermata> element should be employed instead.
(MEI.analytical) Attributes that describe pitch class.
@pclass(optional)Holds pitch class information.
(MEI.analytical) Attributes that specify pitch using sol-fa.
@psolfa(optional)Contains sol-fa designation, e.g., do, re, mi, etc., in either a fixed or movable Do system.
(MEI.gestural) Gestural domain attributes.
@extremis(optional)Indicates an extreme, indefinite performed pitch. Allowed values are: "highest" (Highest note the performer can play.), "lowest" (Lowest note the performer can play.)
(MEI.gestural) Attributes for capturing momentary pitch inflection in the gestural domain.
@accid.ges(optional)Records the performed pitch inflection.
(MEI.gestural) Attributes describing the method of performance.
@artic.ges(optional)Records performed articulation that differs from the written value.
(MEI.gestural) Attributes that record performed duration that differs from a feature’s written duration.
@dur.ges(optional)Records performed duration information that differs from the written duration; @dur.ges allows the same datatypes as @dur. Values of @dur.ges that require dots should also use @dots.ges.
@dots.ges(optional)Number of dots required for a gestural duration when different from that of the written duration.
@dur.metrical(optional)Duration as a count of units provided in the time signature denominator.
@dur.ppq(optional)Duration recorded as pulses-per-quarter note, e.g., MIDI clicks or MusicXML divisions.
@dur.real(optional)Duration in seconds, e.g., 1.732.
@dur.recip(optional)Duration as an optionally dotted Humdrum **recip value.
(MEI.midi) Attributes which identify a MIDI instrument.
@instr(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a MIDI instrument definition. It must contain the ID of an <instrDef> element elsewhere in the document.
(MEI.midi) MIDI attributes pertaining to key velocity.
@vel(optional)MIDI Note-on/off velocity.
(MEI.mensural) Gestural domain attributes in the Mensural repertoire.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that describe duration as a ratio.
@num(optional)Along with numbase, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio, while numbase is the second.
@numbase(optional)Along with num, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio, while numbase is the second.
(MEI.gestural) Gestural attributes about pitch.
@oct.ges(optional)Records performed octave information that differs from the written value.
@pname.ges(optional)Contains a performed pitch name that differs from the written value.
@pnum(optional)Holds a pitch-to-number mapping, a base-40 or MIDI note number, for example.
(MEI.stringtab) String tablature string and fret information.
@tab.fret(optional)Records the location at which a string should be stopped against a fret. The value 0 (zero) indicates the open string. The value omit indicates an omitted string that does not sound.
@tab.line(optional)Used in German lute tablature in cases where vertical positioning deviates from the norm which can be specified by @tab.align. Indicates the position of the tab note on one of the horizontal strands corresponding to the @lines attribute on <staffDef>. (Note that in this case, the lines are conceptual rather than visible).
@tab.course(optional)Records which course is to be played.
(MEI.shared) Logical domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record the number of dots of augmentation.
@dots(optional)Records the number of augmentation dots required by a written dotted duration.
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that describe "cue-ness".
@cue(optional)
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that apply to all written events, , note, chord, rest, etc.
(MEI.performance) Temporal alignment attributes.
@when(optional)Indicates the point of occurrence of this feature along a time line. Its value must be the ID of a <when> element elsewhere in the document.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify the layer to which a feature applies.
@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.
(MEI.shared) Attributes for identifying the staff or staff group associated with the current feature.
@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable.
(MEI.gestural) Attributes that record a performed (as opposed to notated) time stamp.
@tstamp.ges(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.
@tstamp.real(optional)Records the onset time in terms of ISO time.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record a time stamp in terms of musical time, , beats[.fractional beat part].
@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.
(MEI.cmn) Logical domain attributes.
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that mark a note or chord as a "grace", how it should "steal" time, and how much time should be allotted to the grace note/chord.
@grace(optional)Marks a note or chord as a "grace" (without a definite performed duration) and records from which other note/chord it should "steal" time.
@grace.time(optional)Records the amount of time to be "stolen" from a non-grace note/chord.
(MEI.mensural) Logical domain attributes in the Mensural repertoire.
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record written octave.
@oct(optional)Captures written octave information.
(MEI.mensural) Attribute that expresses duration for a given mensural note symbol.
@dur.quality(recommended)Encodes the durational quality of a mensural note using the values provided by the data.DURQUALITY.mensural datatype (i.e., the perfect / imperfect / altered / major / minor / duplex quality of a note).
(MEI.visual) Visual domain attributes. and describe the entirety of the note, while encodes the head only.
(MEI.usersymbols) Attributes supplying pointers to user-defined symbols.
@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.
(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.
(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.
(MEI.externalsymbols) Attributes used to associate MEI features with corresponding glyphs in an externally-defined standard such as SMuFL.
(MEI.externalsymbols) Attributes that point to an external symbol authority.
@glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
@glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element.
(MEI.externalsymbols) Attributes that specify names or values taken from an external symbol authority.
@glyph.name(optional)Glyph name.
@glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g., "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
(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.
@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.
@head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled.
@head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color.
@head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead.
@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.
@head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration.
@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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify location on a staff in terms of lines and spaces.
@loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that describe the properties of stemmed features; that is, chords and notes.
@stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem.
@stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length.
@stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo or Sprechstimme indicators.
@stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s).
@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.
@stem.split(optional)Determines if and how a stem should be split within a chord. Allowed values are: "left" (The stem branches off to the left.), "right" (The stem branches off to the right.)
@stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed.
@stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem’s attachment point.
@stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem’s attachment point.
(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.
(MEI.mensural) Attributes that describe the properties of stemmed features specific to mensural repertoires.
@stem.form(optional)Records the form of the stem.
(MEI.shared) Typographical attributes.
@fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family.
@fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font.
@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%.
@fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal.
@fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type.
@letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property.
@lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property.
(MEI.shared) Attributes describing whether a feature should be displayed.
@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.
(MEI.shared) Horizontal offset attributes.
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines.
(MEI.shared) Horizontal offset attributes specified in terms of time.
@to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of musical time; that is, beats.
(MEI.shared) Output coordinate attributes. Some elements may have their exact rendered *output* coordinates recorded. x and y attributes indicate where to place the rendered output. Recording the coordinates of a feature in a facsimile requires the use of the facs attribute.
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
(MEI.cmn) Visual domain attributes.
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that capture information about secondary beaming.
@breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams which should remain unbroken.
(MEI.mensural) Visual domain attributes in the Mensural repertoire.
@lig(optional)Indicates this element’s participation in a ligature.
@deg(optional)Captures scale degree information using Humdrum **deg syntax -- an optional indicator of melodic approach (^ = ascending approach, v = descending approach), a scale degree value (1 = tonic ... 7 = leading tone), and an optional indication of chromatic alteration, 1, v7, ^1, or v5+, for example. The amount of chromatic alternation is not indicated.
@intm(optional)Encodes the melodic interval from the previous pitch. The value may be a general directional indication (u, d, s, etc.), an indication of diatonic interval direction, quality, and size, or a precise numeric value in half steps.
@mfunc(optional)Describes melodic function using Humdrum **embel syntax.
@pclass(optional)Holds pitch class information.
@psolfa(optional)Contains sol-fa designation, e.g., do, re, mi, etc., in either a fixed or movable Do system.
@beam(optional)Indicates that this event is "under a beam".
@breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams which should remain unbroken.
@gliss(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a glissando. If visual information about the glissando needs to be recorded, then a <gliss> element should be employed instead.
@grace(optional)Marks a note or chord as a "grace" (without a definite performed duration) and records from which other note/chord it should "steal" time.
@grace.time(optional)Records the amount of time to be "stolen" from a non-grace note/chord.
@lv(optional)Indicates the attachment of an l.v. (laissez vibrer) sign to this element.
@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.
@ornam(optional)Indicates that this element has an attached ornament. If visual information about the ornament is needed, then one of the elements that represents an ornament (mordent, trill, or turn) should be employed.
@glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element. Suggested values are: "smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
@glyph.name(optional)Glyph name.
@glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g., "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
@glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of @glyph.name or @glyph.num is taken, or the textual content of the element.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element.
@accid.ges(optional)Records the performed pitch inflection.
@artic.ges(optional)Records performed articulation that differs from the written value.
@dots.ges(optional)Number of dots required for a gestural duration when different from that of the written duration.
@dur.ges(optional)Records performed duration information that differs from the written duration; @dur.ges allows the same datatypes as @dur. Values of @dur.ges that require dots should also use @dots.ges.
@dur.metrical(optional)Duration as a count of units provided in the time signature denominator.
@dur.ppq(optional)Duration recorded as pulses-per-quarter note, e.g., MIDI clicks or MusicXML divisions.
@dur.real(optional)Duration in seconds, e.g., 1.732.
@dur.recip(optional)Duration as an optionally dotted Humdrum **recip value.
@extremis(optional)Indicates an extreme, indefinite performed pitch. Allowed values are: "highest" (Highest note the performer can play.), "lowest" (Lowest note the performer can play.)
@oct.ges(optional)Records performed octave information that differs from the written value.
@pname.ges(optional)Contains a performed pitch name that differs from the written value.
@pnum(optional)Holds a pitch-to-number mapping, a base-40 or MIDI note number, for example.
@tstamp.ges(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.
@tstamp.real(optional)Records the onset time in terms of ISO time.
@dur.quality(recommended)Encodes the durational quality of a mensural note using the values provided by the data.DURQUALITY.mensural datatype (i.e., the perfect / imperfect / altered / major / minor / duplex quality of a note).
@lig(optional)Indicates this element’s participation in a ligature.
@stem.form(optional)Records the form of the stem.
@instr(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a MIDI instrument definition. It must contain the ID of an <instrDef> element elsewhere in the document.
@vel(optional)MIDI Note-on/off velocity.
@when(optional)Indicates the point of occurrence of this feature along a time line. Its value must be the ID of a <when> element elsewhere in the document.
@accid(optional)Captures a written accidental.
@artic(optional)Encodes the written articulation(s). Articulations are normally encoded in order from the note head outward; that is, away from the stem. See additional notes at att.vis.note. Only articulations should be encoded in the artic attribute; for example, fingerings should be encoded using the <fing> element.
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
@color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation.
@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.
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
@cue(optional)
@dots(optional)Records the number of augmentation dots required by a written dotted duration.
@dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype.
@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.
@fermata(optional)Indicates the attachment of a fermata to this element. If visual information about the fermata needs to be recorded, then a <fermata> element should be employed instead.
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
@fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family.
@fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font.
@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%.
@fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e., italic, oblique, or normal.
@fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type.
@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.
@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.
@head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled.
@head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color.
@head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead.
@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.
@head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration.
@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.
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines.
@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.
@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.
@letterspacing(optional)Indicates letter spacing (aka tracking) in analogy to the CSS letter-spacing property.
@lineheight(optional)Indicates line height in analogy to the CSS line-height property.
@loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature.
@meiversion(recommended)Specifies a generic MEI version label. Allowed values are: "6.0-dev" (Version of MEI), "6.0-dev+anyStart" (Version of MEI All AnyStart customization)
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@num(optional)Along with numbase, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio, while numbase is the second.
@numbase(optional)Along with num, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio, while numbase is the second.
@oct(optional)Captures written octave information.
@pname(optional)Contains a written pitch name.
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element.
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@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.
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element.
@slur(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a slur. If visual information about the slur needs to be recorded, then a <slur> element should be employed.
@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable.
@stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem.
@stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length.
@stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo or Sprechstimme indicators.
@stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s).
@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.
@stem.split(optional)Determines if and how a stem should be split within a chord. Allowed values are: "left" (The stem branches off to the left.), "right" (The stem branches off to the right.)
@stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed.
@stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem’s attachment point.
@stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem’s attachment point.
@syl(optional)Holds an associated sung text syllable.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
@tie(optional)Indicates that this element participates in a tie. If visual information about the tie needs to be recorded, then a <tie> element should be employed.
@to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of musical time; that is, beats.
@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.
@tuplet(optional)Indicates that this feature participates in a tuplet. If visual information about the tuplet needs to be recorded, then a <tuplet> element should be employed.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
@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.
@x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
@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.
@y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs attribute.
@tab.course(optional)Records which course is to be played.
@tab.fret(optional)Records the location at which a string should be stopped against a fret. The value 0 (zero) indicates the open string. The value omit indicates an omitted string that does not sound.
@tab.line(optional)Used in German lute tablature in cases where vertical positioning deviates from the norm which can be specified by @tab.align. Indicates the position of the tab note on one of the horizontal strands corresponding to the @lines attribute on <staffDef>. (Note that in this case, the lines are conceptual rather than visible).
@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.
Member of
model.chordPartGroups elements that may appear as part of the content of a chord element.
model.eventLikeGroups event elements that occur in all notational repertoires.
Contained By
<bTrem>A rapid alternation on a single pitch or chord.
<fTrem>A rapid alternation between a pair of notes (or chords or perhaps between a note and a chord) that are (usually) farther apart than a major second.
<tabGrp>A group of simultaneous tab notes, comparable to a <chord> in CMN. Rarely, may also contain rests, as in some "German" lute tablatures.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that may appear as part of the content of a chord element.
<chord>A simultaneous sounding of two or more notes in the same layer *with the same duration*.
(MEI.shared) Groups event elements that occur in all notational repertoires.
<beam>A container for a series of explicitly beamed events that begins and ends entirely within a measure.
<graceGrp>A container for a sequence of grace notes.
<ligature>A mensural notation symbol that combines two or more notes into a single sign.
<tuplet>A group of notes with "irregular" (sometimes called "irrational") rhythmic values, for example, three notes in the time normally occupied by two or nine in the time of five.
(MEI.shared) Groups notated events that may appear at the layer level in all repertoires.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
<add>Marks an addition to the text.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<expan>Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
<layer>An independent stream of events on a staff.
<lem>Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
<oLayer>A layer that contains an alternative to material in another layer.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or corrected.
<rdg>Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial or authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source.
<bTrem>A rapid alternation on a single pitch or chord.
<beam>A container for a series of explicitly beamed events that begins and ends entirely within a measure.
<fTrem>A rapid alternation between a pair of notes (or chords or perhaps between a note and a chord) that are (usually) farther apart than a major second.
<graceGrp>A container for a sequence of grace notes.
<oLayer>A layer that contains an alternative to material in another layer.
<tuplet>A group of notes with "irregular" (sometimes called "irrational") rhythmic values, for example, three notes in the time normally occupied by two or nine in the time of five.
<lem>Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
<rdg>Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
<abbr>A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a shorthand notation.
<add>Marks an addition to the text.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<expan>Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or corrected.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial or authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source.
<ligature>A mensural notation symbol that combines two or more notes into a single sign.
<chord>A simultaneous sounding of two or more notes in the same layer *with the same duration*.
<layer>An independent stream of events on a staff.
<tabGrp>A group of simultaneous tab notes, comparable to a <chord> in CMN. Rarely, may also contain rests, as in some "German" lute tablatures.
May Contain
<plica>Plica
<stem>A stem element.
(MEI.critapp) Groups elements that contain a critical apparatus entry.
<app>Contains one or more alternative encodings.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements for editorial interventions that may be useful both in transcribing and in authoring processes.
<choice>Groups a number of alternative encodings for the same point in a text.
<subst>Groups transcriptional elements when the combination is to be regarded as a single intervention in the text.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements used for editorial transcription of pre-existing source materials.
<add>Marks an addition to the text.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<gap>Indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether as part of sampling practice or for editorial reasons described in the MEI header.
<handShift>Marks the beginning of a passage written in a new hand, or of a change in the scribe, writing style, ink or character of the document hand.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or corrected.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial or authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source.
(MEI.lyrics) Groups elements that contain a lyric verse.
<refrain>Recurring lyrics, especially at the end of each verse or stanza of a poem or song lyrics; a chorus.
<verse>Division of a poem or song lyrics, sometimes having a fixed length, meter or rhyme scheme; a stanza.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that modify note-like features.
<accid>Records a temporary alteration to the pitch of a note.
<artic>An indication of how to play a note or chord.
<dot>Dot of augmentation or division.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that contain a lyric syllable.
<syl>Individual lyric syllable.
<app>Contains one or more alternative encodings.
<add>Marks an addition to the text.
<choice>Groups a number of alternative encodings for the same point in a text.
<corr>Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
<damage>Contains an area of damage to the physical medium.
<del>Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
<gap>Indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether as part of sampling practice or for editorial reasons described in the MEI header.
<handShift>Marks the beginning of a passage written in a new hand, or of a change in the scribe, writing style, ink or character of the document hand.
<orig>Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or corrected.
<reg>Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some sense.
<restore>Indicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial or authorial marking or instruction.
<sic>Contains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
<subst>Groups transcriptional elements when the combination is to be regarded as a single intervention in the text.
<supplied>Contains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
<unclear>Contains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in the source.
<refrain>Recurring lyrics, especially at the end of each verse or stanza of a poem or song lyrics; a chorus.
<verse>Division of a poem or song lyrics, sometimes having a fixed length, meter or rhyme scheme; a stanza.
<plica>Plica
<stem>A stem element.
<accid>Records a temporary alteration to the pitch of a note.
<artic>An indication of how to play a note or chord.
<dot>Dot of augmentation or division.
<syl>Individual lyric syllable.
Remarks

The <accid> and <artic> sub-elements may be used instead of the note element’s attributes when accid and artic represent first-class objects, e.g., when they require attributes, such as @x and @y location attributes. Similarly, the <syl> sub-element may be used instead of the @syl attribute. The verse sub-element may be used to group text syllables by verse. The @colored attribute may be used to indicate coloration. In the mensural repertoire, coloration is a temporary change in the underlying mensuration from perfect to imperfect. In the CMN repertoire, coloration is an inversion of the note head’s normal rendition, that is, the note head is void when it would otherwise be filled and vice versa. Do not confuse this with visual color.

Declaration
<elementSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="note" module="MEI.shared">
<desc xml:lang="en">A single pitched event. </desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.note.anl"/>
<memberOf key="att.note.ges"/>
<memberOf key="att.note.log"/>
<memberOf key="att.note.vis"/>
<memberOf key="model.chordPart"/>
<memberOf key="model.eventLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<classRef key="model.noteModifierLike"/>
<classRef key="model.verseLike"/>
<classRef key="model.sylLike"/>
<classRef key="model.appLike"/>
<classRef key="model.editLike"/>
<classRef key="model.transcriptionLike"/>
<elementRef key="plica"/>
<elementRef key="stem"/>
</alternate>
</content>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The <gi scheme="MEI">accid</gi> and <gi scheme="MEI">artic</gi> sub-elements may be used instead of the note element’s attributes when accid and artic represent first-class objects,
<abbr>e.g.</abbr>
, when they require attributes, such as <att>x</att> and <att>y</att> location attributes. Similarly, the <gi scheme="MEI">syl</gi> sub-element may be used instead of the <att>syl</att> attribute. The verse sub-element may be used to group text syllables by verse. The <att>colored</att> attribute may be used to indicate coloration. In the mensural repertoire, coloration is a temporary change in the underlying mensuration from perfect to imperfect. In the CMN repertoire, coloration is an inversion of the note head’s normal rendition, that is, the note head is void when it would otherwise be filled and vice versa. Do not confuse this with visual color.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>