<mdiv>

(musical division) – (musical division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.
2.3.9.1 Tempo changes and other directives
Module
MEI.shared
Attributes
@attacca, @label, @n, @type, @xml:id
@attacca(optional)Indicates that the performance of the next musical division should begin immediately following this one. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
<mdiv>att.mdiv.gesatt.attacking@attacca
@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. Value is plain text.
<mdiv>att.commonatt.labelled@label
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters. Value conforms to data.WORD.
<mdiv>direct children@n
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
<mdiv>att.commonatt.typed@type
@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. Value is a valid xml:id.
<mdiv>att.commonatt.id@xml:id
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters. Value conforms to data.WORD.
(MEI.shared) Attributes common to many elements.
(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. Value is a valid xml:id.
(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. Value is plain text.
(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. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
(MEI.gestural) Gestural domain attributes.
(MEI.gestural) Attributes whether an element is performed "attacca".
@attacca(optional)Indicates that the performance of the next musical division should begin immediately following this one. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
@attacca(optional)Indicates that the performance of the next musical division should begin immediately following this one. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
@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. Value is plain text.
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters. Value conforms to data.WORD.
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.
@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. Value is a valid xml:id.
Member of
model.mdivLikeGroups elements used to represent generic structural divisions of music notation.
Contained By
(MEI.shared) Groups elements used to represent generic structural divisions of music notation.
<body>Contains the whole of a single musical text, excluding any front or back matter.
<mdiv>(musical division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.
<body>Contains the whole of a single musical text, excluding any front or back matter.
<mdiv>(musical division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.
May Contain
(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) Groups elements that represent a score.
<score>Full score view of the musical content.
<mdiv>(musical division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.
<score>Full score view of the musical content.
Remarks

The <mdiv> element may be recursively nested in order to represent music which exhibits this kind of structure. For example, an opera is normally divided into acts, which are in turn divided into scenes.

Declaration
<elementSpec rend="add" ident="mdiv" module="MEI.shared">
<gloss xml:lang="en">musical division</gloss>
<desc rend="replace">(musical division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.mdiv.ges"/>
<memberOf key="model.mdivLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<choice>
<ref name="model.scoreLike"/>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="model.mdivLike"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</choice>
</content>
<attList org="group">
<attDef ident="n" usage="opt">
<desc>Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.</desc>
<datatype maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1">
<ref name="data.WORD"/>
</datatype>
</attDef>
</attList>
<remarks>
<p>The <gi scheme="MEI">mdiv</gi> element may be recursively nested in order to represent music which exhibits this kind of structure. For example, an opera is normally divided into acts, which are in turn divided into scenes.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>
MEI Version: 6.0-dev+basic(#cd58552)