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. Value is plain text.

@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.

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. Value is a valid xml:id.

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. Value is plain text.

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. One or more values of datatype NMTOKEN, separated by spaces.

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.

@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

(music isn't member of any model class)

Contained By

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<mei>

elements having music as direct children

<mei>Contains a single MEI-conformant document, consisting of an MEI header and a musical text, either in isolation or as part of an meiCorpus element.

MEI.shared

<mei>Contains a single MEI-conformant document, consisting of an MEI header and a musical text, either in isolation or as part of an meiCorpus element.

May Contain

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<body>

model.resourceLike(MEI.shared) Groups non-text components that represent the content of the musical text.

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

<body>Contains the whole of a single musical text, excluding any front or back matter.

MEI.shared

<body>Contains the whole of a single musical text, excluding any front or back matter.

Constraints

An element with @tstamp may not have @startid as well (and vice versa).

An element with @tstamp2 may not have @endid as well (and vice versa).

Declaration


                                 <elementSpec rend="add" ident="music" module="MEI.shared"><desc rend="replace">Contains a single musical text of any kind, whether unitary or composite, for example,
                                       an etude, opera, song cycle, symphony, or anthology of piano solos.</desc>
                                    <classes><memberOf key="att.common"/>
</classes>
                                    <content><zeroOrMore><ref name="model.resourceLike"/>
</zeroOrMore>
                                       <ref name="macro.musicPart"/>
</content>
                                    <constraintSpec ident="check_controlEventLinking" scheme="schematron">
                                       
                                       <constraint>
                                          
                                          <sch:rule context="mei:*[@tstamp]">
                                             
                                             <sch:assert test="not(@startid)">An element with @tstamp may not have @startid as well (and vice versa).</sch:assert>
                                             </sch:rule>
                                          
                                          <sch:rule context="mei:*[@tstamp2]">
                                             
                                             <sch:assert test="not(@endid)">An element with @tstamp2 may not have @endid as well (and vice versa).</sch:assert>
                                             </sch:rule>
                                          </constraint>
                                       </constraintSpec>
</elementSpec>

<music>