Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

compact
full definition
by class
by module

@accid, @func, @layer, @plist, @staff, @tstamp

@accid(optional)Captures a written accidental.

@func(optional)Records the function of an accidental. Allowed values are: "caution" (Cautionary accidental.), "edit" (Editorial accidental.)

@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.

@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.

@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable.

@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.

direct children

@func(optional)Records the function of an accidental. Allowed values are: "caution" (Cautionary accidental.), "edit" (Editorial accidental.)

att.accidental(MEI.shared) Attributes for capturing momentary pitch inflection.

@accid(optional)Captures a written accidental.

att.controlEvent(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.

att.layerIdent(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify the layer to which a feature applies.

@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.

att.plist(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.

att.staffIdent(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.

att.timestamp.log(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.shared

@accid(optional)Captures a written accidental.

@func(optional)Records the function of an accidental. Allowed values are: "caution" (Cautionary accidental.), "edit" (Editorial accidental.)

@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.

@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.

@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable.

@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature.

Available at

compact
by class
by module

<accid>

att.accid.log

<accid>Records a temporary alteration to the pitch of a note.

MEI.shared

<accid>Records a temporary alteration to the pitch of a note.

Declaration


                                 <classSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="att.accid.log" module="MEI.shared" type="atts">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Logical domain attributes.</desc>
                                    
                                    <classes>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="att.accidental"/>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="att.controlEvent"/>
                                       </classes>
                                    
                                    <attList>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="func" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Records the function of an accidental.</desc>
                                          
                                          <valList type="closed">
                                             
                                             <valItem ident="caution">
                                                
                                                <desc xml:lang="en">Cautionary accidental.</desc>
                                                </valItem>
                                             
                                             <valItem ident="edit">
                                                
                                                <desc xml:lang="en">Editorial accidental.</desc>
                                                </valItem>
                                             </valList>
                                          </attDef>
                                       </attList>
                                    </classSpec>