<measure>

Unit of musical time consisting of a fixed number of note values of a given type, as determined by the prevailing meter, and delimited in musical notation by bar lines.
1.3.2 Events and Controlevents, 2.2.1 The Role of the Measure Element, 2.2.2 Defining Score Parameters for CMN, 2.2.4 Re-definition of Score Parameters, 2.2.5.3.1 Measure Rests, 2.3.1 Bar lines, 2.3.3 Ties, Slurs and Phrase Marks, 2.3.4 Dynamics in CMN, 2.3.5 Tuplets, 2.3.7.2 Harp Pedals, 2.3.7.3 Piano Pedal, 2.3.8 Ossia, 2.3.10.1 Tempo changes and other directives, 2.4.1 Encoding Common To All Ornaments
Module
MEI.cmn
Attributes
@label, @left, @metcon, @n, @right, @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.
<measure>att.commonatt.labelled@label
@left(optional)Indicates the function of the left bar line.
<measure>att.measure.log@left
@metcon(optional)Indicates the relationship between the content of a measure and the prevailing meter. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
<measure>att.measure.logatt.meterConformance.bar@metcon
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
<measure>att.nNumberLike@n
@right(optional)Indicates the function of the right bar line.
<measure>att.measure.log@right
@type(optional)Designation which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology that employs single-token labels.
<measure>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.
<measure>att.commonatt.id@xml:id
(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.
(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.
(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.gestural) Gestural domain attributes. The tstamp.ges and tstamp.real attributes encode the onset time of the measure. In reality, this is usually the same as the onset time of the first event in the measure.
(MEI.cmn) Logical domain attributes. The n attribute contains a name or number associated with the measure (Read, p. 445). Often, this is an integer, but not always. For example, some measures, especially incomplete measures or those under an ending mark, may have labels that contain an integer plus a suffix, such as '12a'. Measures may even have labels, especially in editorial or analytical uses of MEI, that are entirely non-numeric strings. Measure numbers may be machine-generated instead of encoding them in the markup. However, an explicit measure number should restart numbering with the given value. The join attribute may be used to indicate another measure which metrically completes the current, incomplete one.
@left(optional)Indicates the function of the left bar line.
@right(optional)Indicates the function of the right bar line.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that provide information about a measure's conformance to the prevailing meter.
@metcon(optional)Indicates the relationship between the content of a measure and the prevailing meter. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
(MEI.shared) Attributes used to supply a number-like designation for an element.
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
@left(optional)Indicates the function of the left bar line.
@right(optional)Indicates the function of the right bar line.
@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.
@metcon(optional)Indicates the relationship between the content of a measure and the prevailing meter. Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation that indicates an element’s position in a sequence of similar elements. May not contain space characters.
@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
model.measureLikeGroups CMN measure-like elements.
Contained By
(MEI.cmn) Groups CMN measure-like elements.
(MEI.cmn) Groups elements that may appear as part of a section.
<ending>Alternative ending for a repeated passage of music; i.e., prima volta, seconda volta, etc.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements that may appear as part of a section.
<section>Segment of music data.
<ending>Alternative ending for a repeated passage of music; i.e., prima volta, seconda volta, etc.
<section>Segment of music data.
May Contain
– (<measure> may not have child elements)
Remarks

In MEI, the <measure> element is a grouping mechanism for events and control events. Pointing attributes make it possible to connect this element to other internal or external entities, such as media objects or annotations. The @width attribute may be used to capture the width of the measure for interchange with music printing systems that utilize this information for printing.

Declaration
<elementSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="measure" module="MEI.cmn">
<desc rend="replace">Unit of musical time consisting of a fixed number of note values of a given type, as determined by the prevailing meter, and delimited in musical notation by bar lines.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.measure.ges"/>
<memberOf key="att.measure.log"/>
<memberOf key="model.measureLike"/>
<memberOf key="att.nNumberLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<optional>
<ref name="mNum"/>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<choice>
<ref name="model.annotLike"/>
<ref name="model.appLike"/>
<ref name="model.editLike"/>
<ref name="model.graphicPrimitiveLike"/>
<ref name="model.measurePart"/>
<ref name="model.milestoneLike.music"/>
<ref name="model.relationLike"/>
<ref name="model.transcriptionLike"/>
</choice>
</zeroOrMore>
</content>
<remarks>
<p>In MEI, the <gi scheme="MEI">measure</gi> element is a grouping mechanism for events and control events. Pointing attributes make it possible to connect this element to other internal or external entities, such as media objects or annotations. The <att>width</att> attribute may be used to capture the width of the measure for interchange with music printing systems that utilize this information for printing.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>
MEI Version: 6.0-dev+basic(#c874ef5)