Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

compact
full definition
by class
by module

@mm, @mm.dots, @mm.unit

@mm(optional)Used to describe tempo in terms of beats (often the meter signature denominator) per minute, ala M.M. (Maelzel’s Metronome). Do not confuse this attribute with midi.bpm or midi.mspb. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. Value conforms to data.TEMPOVALUE.

@mm.dots(optional)Records the number of augmentation dots required by a dotted metronome unit. Value conforms to data.AUGMENTDOT.

@mm.unit(optional)Captures the metronomic unit. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

direct children

@mm(optional)Used to describe tempo in terms of beats (often the meter signature denominator) per minute, ala M.M. (Maelzel’s Metronome). Do not confuse this attribute with midi.bpm or midi.mspb. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. Value conforms to data.TEMPOVALUE.

@mm.unit(optional)Captures the metronomic unit. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

@mm.dots(optional)Records the number of augmentation dots required by a dotted metronome unit. Value conforms to data.AUGMENTDOT.

MEI.shared

@mm(optional)Used to describe tempo in terms of beats (often the meter signature denominator) per minute, ala M.M. (Maelzel’s Metronome). Do not confuse this attribute with midi.bpm or midi.mspb. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. Value conforms to data.TEMPOVALUE.

@mm.dots(optional)Records the number of augmentation dots required by a dotted metronome unit. Value conforms to data.AUGMENTDOT.

@mm.unit(optional)Captures the metronomic unit. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

Available at

compact
by class
by module

<tempo>

att.mmTempo

att.tempo.log

<tempo>Text and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo", "cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").

MEI.shared

<tempo>Text and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo", "cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").

Declaration


                                 <classSpec rend="add" ident="att.mmTempo" module="MEI.shared" type="atts">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Attributes that record tempo in terms of beats per minute.</desc>
                                    
                                    <attList>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="mm" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Used to describe tempo in terms of beats (often the meter signature denominator) per
                                             minute, ala M.M. (Maelzel’s Metronome). Do not confuse this attribute with midi.bpm
                                             or
                                             midi.mspb. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator
                                             of the
                                             time signature or the metronomic indication*.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <ref name="data.TEMPOVALUE"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="mm.unit" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Captures the metronomic unit.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <ref name="data.DURATION"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="mm.dots" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Records the number of augmentation dots required by a dotted metronome unit.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <ref name="data.AUGMENTDOT"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       </attList>
                                    </classSpec>