<sp>

(speech) – Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
Module
MEI.drama
Attributes
@class, @copyof, @corresp, @endho, @endid, @endto, @evaluate, @facs, @follows, @ho, @label, @layer, @meiversion, @n, @next, @part, @partstaff, @place, @plist, @precedes, @prev, @resp, @sameas, @staff, @startho, @startid, @startto, @synch, @to, @translit, @tstamp, @tstamp.ges, @tstamp.real, @tstamp2, @tstamp2.ges, @tstamp2.real, @type, @vo, @when, @x, @xml:base, @xml:id, @xml:lang, @y
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
<sp>att.commonatt.typedatt.classed@class
@copyof(optional)Points to an element of which the current element is a copy.
<sp>att.commonatt.linking@copyof
@corresp(optional)Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
<sp>att.commonatt.linking@corresp
@endho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.visualOffset2.ho@endho
@endid(optional)Indicates the final element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.startEndId@endid
@endto(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.visualOffset2.to@endto
@evaluate(optional)Specifies the intended meaning when a participant in a relationship is itself a pointer. Allowed values are: "all" (If an element pointed to is itself a pointer, then the target of that pointer will be taken, and so on, until an element is found which is not a pointer.), "one" (If an element pointed to is itself a pointer, then its target (whether a pointer or not) is taken as the target of this pointer.), "none" (No further evaluation of targets is carried out beyond that needed to find the element(s) specified in plist or target attribute.)
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.targetEval@evaluate
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element.
<sp>att.facsimile@facs
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
<sp>att.commonatt.linking@follows
@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.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.ho@ho
@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.
<sp>att.commonatt.labelled@label
@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.layerIdent@layer
@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)
<sp>att.commonatt.basicatt.meiVersion@meiversion
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
<sp>att.commonatt.nNumberLike@n
@next(optional)Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
<sp>att.commonatt.linking@next
@part(optional)Indicates the part in which the current feature should appear. Use 'all' when the feature should occur in every part or 'none' when the feature should not appear in any part.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.partIdent@part
@partstaff(optional)Signifies the part staff on which a notated feature occurs. Use 'all' when the feature should occur on every staff.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.partIdent@partstaff
@place(optional)Captures the placement of the item with respect to the staff with which it is associated.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.placementRelStaff@place
@plist(optional)When the target attribute is present, plist identifies the active participants; that is, those entities pointed "from", in a relationship with the specified target(s). When the target attribute is not present, it identifies participants in a mutual relationship.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.plist@plist
@precedes(optional)Points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current element.
<sp>att.commonatt.linking@precedes
@prev(optional)Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
<sp>att.commonatt.linking@prev
@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.
<sp>att.commonatt.responsibility@resp
@sameas(optional)Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current element.
<sp>att.commonatt.linking@sameas
@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.staffIdent@staff
@startho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.visualOffset2.ho@startho
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.startEndIdatt.startId@startid
@startto(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.visualOffset2.to@startto
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
<sp>att.commonatt.linking@synch
@to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of musical time; that is, beats.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.to@to
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
<sp>att.lang@translit
@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.timestamp.log@tstamp
@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.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.timestamp.ges@tstamp.ges
@tstamp.real(optional)Records the onset time in terms of ISO time.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.timestamp.ges@tstamp.real
@tstamp2(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.timestamp2.log@tstamp2
@tstamp2.ges(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure.
<sp>att.sp.gesatt.timestamp2.ges@tstamp2.ges
@tstamp2.real(optional)Records the ending point of an event in terms of ISO time.
<sp>att.sp.gesatt.timestamp2.ges@tstamp2.real
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
<sp>att.commonatt.typed@type
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of 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.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.vo@vo
@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.
<sp>att.sp.logatt.controlEventatt.alignment@when
@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.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.xy@x
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references.
<sp>att.commonatt.basic@xml:base
@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.
<sp>att.commonatt.basicatt.id@xml:id
@xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element’s content. The values for this attribute are language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header whose id attribute is the same as the language tag’s value.
<sp>att.lang@xml:lang
@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.
<sp>att.sp.visatt.xy@y
(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.shared) Language attributes common to text elements.
@xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element’s content. The values for this attribute are language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header whose id attribute is the same as the language tag’s value.
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
(MEI.analytical) Analytical domain attributes.
(MEI.gestural) Gestural domain attributes.
(MEI.gestural) Attributes that record a performed (as opposed to notated) time stamp for the end of an event.
@tstamp2.ges(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure.
@tstamp2.real(optional)Records the ending point of an event in terms of ISO time.
(MEI.drama) Logical domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Attributes shared by events which rely on other events for their existence. For example, a slur/phrase marking must be drawn between or over a group of notes. The slur is therefore a control event.
(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 part in which the current feature appears.
@part(optional)Indicates the part in which the current feature should appear. Use 'all' when the feature should occur in every part or 'none' when the feature should not appear in any part.
@partstaff(optional)Signifies the part staff on which a notated feature occurs. Use 'all' when the feature should occur on every staff.
(MEI.shared) Attributes listing the active participants in a user-defined collection.
@plist(optional)When the target attribute is present, plist identifies the active participants; that is, those entities pointed "from", in a relationship with the specified target(s). When the target attribute is not present, it identifies participants in a mutual relationship.
(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.shared) Attributes that deal with resolution of values in plist or target attributes.
@evaluate(optional)Specifies the intended meaning when a participant in a relationship is itself a pointer. Allowed values are: "all" (If an element pointed to is itself a pointer, then the target of that pointer will be taken, and so on, until an element is found which is not a pointer.), "one" (If an element pointed to is itself a pointer, then its target (whether a pointer or not) is taken as the target of this pointer.), "none" (No further evaluation of targets is carried out beyond that needed to find the element(s) specified in plist or target attribute.)
(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.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 recording the identifiers of the first and last elements of a sequence of elements to which the current element is associated.
@endid(optional)Indicates the final element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify a relative starting point.
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record a time stamp for the end of an event in terms of musical time.
@tstamp2(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure.
(MEI.visual) Visual domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Attributes capturing placement information with respect to the staff.
@place(optional)Captures the placement of the item with respect to the staff with which it is associated.
(MEI.shared) Visual offset attributes. Some items may have their location recorded in terms of offsets from their programmatically-determined location. The ho attribute records the horizontal offset while vo records the vertical. The to attribute holds a timestamp offset, the most common use of which is as an alternative to the ho attribute.
(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) Vertical offset attributes.
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of 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 requiring a pair of attributes.
@startho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point.
@endho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point.
(MEI.shared) Horizontal offset attributes requiring a pair of attributes specified in terms of time.
@startto(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point.
@endto(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point.
(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.
@facs(optional)Points to one or more images, portions of an image, or surfaces which correspond to the current element.
@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.
@tstamp2.ges(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure.
@tstamp2.real(optional)Records the ending point of an event in terms of ISO time.
@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.
@class(optional)Contains one or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this attribute.
@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.
@endho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point.
@endid(optional)Indicates the final element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies.
@endto(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point.
@evaluate(optional)Specifies the intended meaning when a participant in a relationship is itself a pointer. Allowed values are: "all" (If an element pointed to is itself a pointer, then the target of that pointer will be taken, and so on, until an element is found which is not a pointer.), "one" (If an element pointed to is itself a pointer, then its target (whether a pointer or not) is taken as the target of this pointer.), "none" (No further evaluation of targets is carried out beyond that needed to find the element(s) specified in plist or target attribute.)
@follows(optional)points to one or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the current element.
@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.
@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.
@part(optional)Indicates the part in which the current feature should appear. Use 'all' when the feature should occur in every part or 'none' when the feature should not appear in any part.
@partstaff(optional)Signifies the part staff on which a notated feature occurs. Use 'all' when the feature should occur on every staff.
@place(optional)Captures the placement of the item with respect to the staff with which it is associated.
@plist(optional)When the target attribute is present, plist identifies the active participants; that is, those entities pointed "from", in a relationship with the specified target(s). When the target attribute is not present, it identifies participants in a mutual relationship.
@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.
@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable.
@startho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point.
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies.
@startto(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point.
@synch(optional)Points to elements that are synchronous with the current element.
@to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of musical time; that is, beats.
@translit(optional)Specifies the transliteration technique used.
@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.
@tstamp2(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of 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.
@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.
@xml:lang(optional)Identifies the language of the element’s content. The values for this attribute are language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header whose id attribute is the same as the language tag’s 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.
Member of
model.controlEventLikeGroups elements, such as dynamics, ties, phrase marks, pedal marks, etc., which depend upon other events, such as notes or rests, for their existence.
Contained By
<argument>Contains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
<div>Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter, section, or a text division within the score.
<quote>Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic distinction.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements, such as dynamics, ties, phrase marks, pedal marks, etc., which depend upon other events, such as notes or rests, for their existence.
(MEI.cmn) Groups elements that may appear within a CMN measure.
<measure>Unit of musical time consisting of a fixed number of note values of a given type, as determined by the prevailing meter, and delimited in musical notation by bar lines.
(MEI.critapp) Groups elements that may appear as part of a musical variant.
(MEI.critapp) Groups elements that may appear as part of a textual or musical variant.
<lem>Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
<rdg>Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements that may appear as part of editorial and transcription elements in music notation.
(MEI.edittrans) Groups elements that may appear as part of editorial and transcription elements.
<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.
(MEI.mensural) Groups elements that are components of a staff in the mensural repertoire.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that are components of a staff in the mensural and neume repertoires.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that are components of a staff.
<oStaff>A staff that holds an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original material.
<staff>A group of equidistant horizontal lines on which notes are placed in order to represent pitch or a grouping element for individual 'strands' of notes, rests, etc. that may or may not actually be rendered on staff lines; that is, both diastematic and non-diastematic signs.
(MEI.neumes) Groups elements that may appear as part of the content of a syllable.
<syllable>Neume notation can be thought of as "neumed text". Therefore, the syllable element provides high-level organization in this repertoire.
<measure>Unit of musical time consisting of a fixed number of note values of a given type, as determined by the prevailing meter, and delimited in musical notation by bar lines.
<oStaff>A staff that holds an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original material.
<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.
<syllable>Neume notation can be thought of as "neumed text". Therefore, the syllable element provides high-level organization in this repertoire.
<div>Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter, section, or a text division within the score.
<staff>A group of equidistant horizontal lines on which notes are placed in order to represent pitch or a grouping element for individual 'strands' of notes, rests, etc. that may or may not actually be rendered on staff lines; that is, both diastematic and non-diastematic signs.
<argument>Contains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
<quote>Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic distinction.
May Contain
<list>A formatting element that contains a series of items separated from one another and arranged in a linear, often vertical, sequence.
<speaker>Contains a specialized form of heading or label, giving the name of one or more speakers in a dramatic text or fragment.
(MEI.critapp) Groups elements that contain a critical apparatus entry.
<app>Contains one or more alternative encodings.
(MEI.drama) Groups elements containing stage directions in performance texts.
<stageDir>Contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or fragment.
(MEI.figtable) Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration or figure.
<fig>Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration or figure.
(MEI.shared) Groups annotation-like elements.
<annot>Associates a statement or other information with a part of the encoding.
(MEI.shared) Groups milestone-style elements found in text.
<cb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin in a new column.
<colLayout>An empty formatting element that signals the start of columnar layout.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that function like line beginnings.
<lb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new line.
(MEI.shared) Groups page beginning-like elements.
<pb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new page.
(MEI.shared) Groups paragraph-like elements.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
(MEI.text) Groups elements that have a line-grouping function.
<lg>May be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of lines; however, it is most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g., a stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
(MEI.text) Groups elements representing metrical components such as verse lines.
<l>Contains a single line of text within a line group.
(MEI.text) Groups elements used to directly contain quotations.
<quote>Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic distinction.
<app>Contains one or more alternative encodings.
<stageDir>Contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or fragment.
<fig>Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration or figure.
<annot>Associates a statement or other information with a part of the encoding.
<cb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin in a new column.
<colLayout>An empty formatting element that signals the start of columnar layout.
<lb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new line.
<lg>May be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of lines; however, it is most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g., a stanza, refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
<p>One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
<pb>An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new page.
<speaker>Contains a specialized form of heading or label, giving the name of one or more speakers in a dramatic text or fragment.
<l>Contains a single line of text within a line group.
<list>A formatting element that contains a series of items separated from one another and arranged in a linear, often vertical, sequence.
<quote>Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic distinction.
Remarks

In a musical context <sp> must have a start-type attribute when it's not a descendant of <sp>. In a textual content <sp> must NOT have any musical attributes.

The model of this element is based on the sp element of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).

Constraints

Must have one of the attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
Must not have any of the attributes: startid, endid, tstamp, tstamp2, tstamp.ges, tstamp.real, startho, endho, to, startto, endto, staff, layer, place, or plist.

Declaration
<elementSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="sp" module="MEI.drama">
<gloss xml:lang="en">speech</gloss>
<desc xml:lang="en">Contains an individual speech in a performance text.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.lang"/>
<memberOf key="att.sp.anl"/>
<memberOf key="att.sp.ges"/>
<memberOf key="att.sp.log"/>
<memberOf key="att.sp.vis"/>
<memberOf key="model.controlEventLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<sequence minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<classRef key="model.annotLike"/>
<classRef key="model.appLike"/>
<classRef key="model.figureLike"/>
<classRef key="model.milestoneLike.text"/>
</alternate>
<sequence minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<elementRef key="speaker"/>
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<classRef key="model.annotLike"/>
<classRef key="model.appLike"/>
<classRef key="model.figureLike"/>
<classRef key="model.milestoneLike.text"/>
</alternate>
</sequence>
<alternate minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<classRef key="model.lgLike"/>
<classRef key="model.lLike"/>
<classRef key="model.pLike"/>
<classRef key="model.quoteLike"/>
<classRef key="model.stageDirLike"/>
<elementRef key="list"/>
</alternate>
<alternate minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<classRef key="model.annotLike"/>
<classRef key="model.appLike"/>
<classRef key="model.figureLike"/>
<classRef key="model.milestoneLike.text"/>
</alternate>
</sequence>
</content>
<constraintSpec ident="sp_start-type_attributes_required" scheme="schematron">
<constraint>
<sch:rule context="mei:sp[ancestor::mei:layer or ancestor::mei:measure or ancestor::mei:staff][not(ancestor::mei:sp)]">
<sch:assert test="@startid or @tstamp or @tstamp.ges or @tstamp.real">Must have one of the attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
</constraint>
</constraintSpec>
<constraintSpec ident="sp_start-type_attributes_forbidden" scheme="schematron">
<constraint>
<sch:rule context="mei:sp[not(ancestor::mei:layer or ancestor::mei:measure or ancestor::mei:staff)]">
<sch:assert test="not(@startid or @endid or @tstamp or @tstamp2 or @tstamp.ges or @tstamp.real or @startho or @endho or @to or @startto or @endto or @staff or @layer or @place or @plist)">Must not have any of the attributes: startid, endid, tstamp, tstamp2, tstamp.ges, tstamp.real, startho, endho, to, startto, endto, staff, layer, place, or plist.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
</constraint>
</constraintSpec>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>In a musical context <gi scheme="MEI">sp</gi> must have a start-type attribute when it's not a descendant of <gi scheme="MEI">sp</gi>. In a textual content <gi scheme="MEI">sp</gi> must NOT have any musical attributes.</p>
<p>The model of this element is based on the <ref target="https://tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/ref-sp.html">sp</ref> element of the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI).</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>
MEI Version: 6.0-dev+anyStart(#021ede6)