<rest>

A non-sounding event found in the source being transcribed.
1.1.3.3 Model changes in MEI, 1.3.2 Events and Controlevents, 2.2.5.3 Rests, 2.3.4 Tuplets, 2.3.5.4 Fermata
Module
MEI.shared
Attributes
@breaksec, @color, @cue, @dots, @dur, @enclose, @ho, @instr, @label, @layer, @oloc, @ploc, @staff, @type, @vo, @xml:id
@breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams which should remain unbroken. Value is a positive integer.
<rest>att.rest.visatt.rest.vis.cmnatt.beamSecondary@breaksec
@color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
<rest>att.rest.visatt.color@color
@cue(optional) Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
<rest>att.rest.logatt.cue@cue
@dots(optional)Records the number of augmentation dots required by a written dotted duration. Value conforms to data.AUGMENTDOT.
<rest>att.rest.logatt.augmentDots@dots
@dur(optional)Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION datatype. Value conforms to data.DURATION.
<rest>att.rest.logatt.duration.log@dur
@enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14. Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
<rest>att.rest.visatt.enclosingChars@enclose
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
<rest>att.rest.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.ho@ho
@instr(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a MIDI instrument definition. It must contain the ID of an <instrDef> element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
<rest>att.rest.gesatt.instrumentIdent@instr
@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.
<rest>att.commonatt.labelled@label
@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.
<rest>att.rest.logatt.eventatt.layerIdent@layer
@oloc(optional)Records staff location in terms of written octave. Value conforms to data.OCTAVE.
<rest>att.rest.visatt.staffLoc.pitched@oloc
@ploc(optional)Captures staff location in terms of written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.
<rest>att.rest.visatt.staffLoc.pitched@ploc
@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.
<rest>att.rest.logatt.eventatt.staffIdent@staff
@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.
<rest>att.commonatt.typed@type
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
<rest>att.rest.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.vo@vo
@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.
<rest>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. 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.midi) Attributes which identify a MIDI instrument.
@instr(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a MIDI instrument definition. It must contain the ID of an <instrDef> element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.shared) Logical domain attributes.
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that describe "cue-ness".
@cue(optional) Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
(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.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that apply to all written events, e.g., note, chord, rest, etc.
(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.
(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.visual) Visual domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Visual color attributes.
@color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that capture characters used to enclose symbols having a cautionary or editorial function.
@enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14. Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
(MEI.cmn) Visual domain attributes.
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that capture information about secondary beaming.
@breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams which should remain unbroken. Value is a positive integer.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify location on a staff in terms of pitch and octave.
@ploc(optional)Captures staff location in terms of written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.
@oloc(optional)Records staff location in terms of written octave. Value conforms to data.OCTAVE.
(MEI.shared) Visual offset attributes. Some items may have their location recorded in terms of offsets from their programmatically-determined location. The ho attribute records the horizontal offset while vo records the vertical. The to attribute holds a timestamp offset, the most common use of which is as an alternative to the ho attribute.
(MEI.shared) Horizontal offset attributes.
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
(MEI.shared) Vertical offset attributes.
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams which should remain unbroken. Value is a positive integer.
@instr(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a MIDI instrument definition. It must contain the ID of an <instrDef> element elsewhere in the document. Value conforms to data.URI.
@color(optional)Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation. Value conforms to data.COLOR.
@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.
@enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14. Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
@ho(optional)Records a horizontal adjustment to a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@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.
@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.
@oloc(optional)Records staff location in terms of written octave. Value conforms to data.OCTAVE.
@ploc(optional)Captures staff location in terms of written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.
@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.
@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.
@vo(optional)Records the vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined location in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@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.eventLikeGroups event elements that occur in all notational repertoires.
Contained By
<tabGrp>A group of simultaneous tab notes, comparable to a <chord> in CMN. Rarely, may also contain rests, as in some "German" lute tablatures.
(MEI.shared) Groups event elements that occur in all notational repertoires.
<beam>A container for a series of explicitly beamed events that begins and ends entirely within a measure.
<graceGrp>A container for a sequence of grace notes.
<tuplet>A group of notes with "irregular" (sometimes called "irrational") rhythmic values, for example, three notes in the time normally occupied by two or nine in the time of five.
(MEI.shared) Groups notated events that may appear at the layer level in all repertoires.
<layer>An independent stream of events on a staff.
<beam>A container for a series of explicitly beamed events that begins and ends entirely within a measure.
<graceGrp>A container for a sequence of grace notes.
<tuplet>A group of notes with "irregular" (sometimes called "irrational") rhythmic values, for example, three notes in the time normally occupied by two or nine in the time of five.
<layer>An independent stream of events on a staff.
<tabGrp>A group of simultaneous tab notes, comparable to a <chord> in CMN. Rarely, may also contain rests, as in some "German" lute tablatures.
May Contain
– (<rest> may not have child elements)
Remarks

See (Read, p. 96-102). Do not confuse this element with the <space> element, which is used as an aid for visual alignment.

Declaration
<elementSpec rend="add" ident="rest" module="MEI.shared">
<desc xml:lang="en">A non-sounding event found in the source being transcribed.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.rest.ges"/>
<memberOf key="att.rest.log"/>
<memberOf key="att.rest.vis"/>
<memberOf key="model.eventLike"/>
</classes>
<content>
<zeroOrMore>
<choice>
<ref name="dot"/>
<ref name="model.appLike"/>
<ref name="model.editLike"/>
<ref name="model.transcriptionLike"/>
</choice>
</zeroOrMore>
</content>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>See (Read, p. 96-102). Do not confuse this element with the <gi scheme="MEI">space</gi> element, which is used as an aid for visual alignment.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>
MEI Version: 6.0-dev+basic(#cd58552)