Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

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@label, @type, @xml:id

@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.

@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.

@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.

att.common(MEI.shared) Attributes common to many elements.

att.id(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.

att.labelled(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.

att.typed(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

@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.

@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.

@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.

Member of

(body isn't member of any model class)

Contained By

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macro.musicPart(MEI.shared) Groups elements that may appear as part of the music element.

May Contain

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<mdiv>

model.mdivLike(MEI.shared) Groups elements used to represent generic structural divisions of music notation.

<mdiv>(musical division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.

MEI.shared

<mdiv>(musical division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.

Remarks

When the music can be broken into high-level, discrete, linear segments, such as movements of a symphony, there may be multiple <mdiv> elements within <body>. This is the highest level indication of the structure of the music.

The content model of <body> also allows blocks of text and music notation to be interleaved. This permits the encoding of a wide range of musical documents, including those that are primarily textual with only occasional musical material or even those which completely lack music notation.

Declaration


                                 <elementSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="body" module="MEI.shared"><desc xml:lang="en">Contains the whole of a single musical text, excluding any front or back matter.</desc>
                                    <classes>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="att.common"/>
                                       
                                       
                                       </classes>
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <alternate minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"><classRef key="model.divLike"/>
                                          <classRef key="model.mdivLike"/>
</alternate>
                                       </content>
                                    <remarks xml:lang="en">
                                       
                                       <p>When the music can be broken into high-level, discrete, linear segments, such as movements
                                          of a symphony, there may be multiple <gi scheme="MEI">mdiv</gi> elements within <gi scheme="MEI">body</gi>. This is the highest level indication of the structure of the
                                          music.</p>
                                       
                                       <p>The content model of <gi scheme="MEI">body</gi> also allows blocks of text and music
                                          notation to be interleaved. This permits the encoding of a wide range of musical documents,
                                          including those that are primarily textual with only occasional musical material or
                                          even
                                          those which completely lack music notation.</p>
                                       </remarks>
</elementSpec>