Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

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@attach, @grace, @grace.time, @layer, @staff

@attach(optional)Records whether the grace note group is attached to the following event or to the preceding one. The usual name for the latter is "Nachschlag". Allowed values are: "pre" (Attached to the preceding event.), "post" (Attached to the following event.), "unknown" (Attachment is ambiguous.)

@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. Value conforms to data.GRACE.

@grace.time(optional)Records the amount of time to be "stolen" from a non-grace note/chord. Value conforms to data.PERCENT.

@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.

@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.

direct children

@attach(optional)Records whether the grace note group is attached to the following event or to the preceding one. The usual name for the latter is "Nachschlag". Allowed values are: "pre" (Attached to the preceding event.), "post" (Attached to the following event.), "unknown" (Attachment is ambiguous.)

att.event(MEI.shared) Attributes that apply to all written events, e.g., note, chord, rest, etc.

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

@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.

att.staffIdent(MEI.shared) Attributes for identifying the staff 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. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.

att.graced(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. Value conforms to data.GRACE.

@grace.time(optional)Records the amount of time to be "stolen" from a non-grace note/chord. Value conforms to data.PERCENT.

MEI.cmn

@attach(optional)Records whether the grace note group is attached to the following event or to the preceding one. The usual name for the latter is "Nachschlag". Allowed values are: "pre" (Attached to the preceding event.), "post" (Attached to the following event.), "unknown" (Attachment is ambiguous.)

@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. Value conforms to data.GRACE.

@grace.time(optional)Records the amount of time to be "stolen" from a non-grace note/chord. Value conforms to data.PERCENT.

MEI.shared

@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.

@staff(optional)Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when applicable. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.

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att.graceGrp.log

<graceGrp>A container for a sequence of grace notes.

MEI.cmn

<graceGrp>A container for a sequence of grace notes.

Declaration


                                 <classSpec rend="add" ident="att.graceGrp.log" module="MEI.cmn" type="atts">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Logical domain attributes.</desc>
                                    
                                    <classes>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="att.event"/>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="att.graced"/>
                                       </classes>
                                    
                                    <attList>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="attach" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Records whether the grace note group is attached to the following event or to the
                                             preceding one. The usual name for the latter is "Nachschlag".</desc>
                                          
                                          <valList type="closed">
                                             
                                             <valItem ident="pre">
                                                
                                                <desc xml:lang="en">Attached to the preceding event.</desc>
                                                </valItem>
                                             
                                             <valItem ident="post">
                                                
                                                <desc xml:lang="en">Attached to the following event.</desc>
                                                </valItem>
                                             
                                             <valItem ident="unknown">
                                                
                                                <desc xml:lang="en">Attachment is ambiguous.</desc>
                                                </valItem>
                                             </valList>
                                          </attDef>
                                       </attList>
                                    </classSpec>