Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

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@cue, @dots, @dur, @layer, @staff

@cue(optional) Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.

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

@dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

@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.

att.augmentDots(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. Value conforms to data.AUGMENTDOT.

att.cue(MEI.shared) Attributes that describe "cue-ness".

@cue(optional) Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.

att.duration.log(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. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

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.

MEI.shared

@cue(optional) Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.

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

@dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.

@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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<rest>

att.rest.log

<rest>A non-sounding event found in the source being transcribed.

MEI.shared

<rest>A non-sounding event found in the source being transcribed.

Declaration


                                 <classSpec rend="add" ident="att.rest.log" module="MEI.shared" type="atts"><desc xml:lang="en">Logical domain attributes.</desc>
                                    <classes><memberOf key="att.augmentDots"/>
                                       <memberOf key="att.cue"/>
                                       <memberOf key="att.duration.log"/>
                                       <memberOf key="att.event"/>
</classes>
</classSpec>