<tie>

An indication that two notes of the same pitch form a single note with their combined rhythmic values.
1.3.2 Events and Controlevents, 2.3.2 Ties, Slurs and Phrase Marks
Module
MEI.cmn
Attributes
@color, @curvedir, @endho, @endid, @endvo, @ho, @label, @layer, @lform, @lsegs, @lwidth, @plist, @staff, @startho, @startid, @startvo, @tstamp, @tstamp2, @type, @vo, @xml:id
@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.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.color@color
@curvedir(optional)Describes a curve with a generic term indicating the direction of curvature. Allowed values are: "above" (Upward curve.), "below" (Downward curve.), "mixed" (A "meandering" curve, both above and below the items it pertains to.)
<tie>att.tie.visatt.curvature@curvedir
@endho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.visualOffset2att.visualOffset2.ho@endho
@endid(optional)Indicates the final element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
<tie>att.tie.logatt.startEndId@endid
@endvo(optional)Records a vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.visualOffset2att.visualOffset2.vo@endvo
@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.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.visualOffsetatt.visualOffset.ho@ho
@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.
<tie>att.commonatt.labelled@label
@layer(optional)Identifies the layer to which a feature applies. One or more values of datatype positiveInteger, separated by spaces.
<tie>att.tie.logatt.controlEventatt.layerIdent@layer
@lform(optional)Describes the style of a line. Value conforms to data.LINEFORM.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.lineRend.base@lform
@lsegs(optional)Describes the number of segments into which a dashed or dotted line may be divided, or the number of "peaks" of a wavy line; a pair of space-separated values (minimum and maximum, respectively) provides a range between which a rendering system-supplied value may fall, while a single value indicates a fixed amount of space; that is, the minimum and maximum values are equal. One or two values of datatype a positive integer no smaller than 2, separated by a space.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.lineRend.base@lsegs
@lwidth(optional)Width of a line. Value conforms to data.LINEWIDTH.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.lineRend.base@lwidth
@plist(optional)When the target attribute is present, plist identifies the active participants; that is, those entities pointed "from", in a relationship with the specified target(s). When the target attribute is not present, it identifies participants in a mutual relationship. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
<tie>att.tie.logatt.controlEventatt.plist@plist
@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.
<tie>att.tie.logatt.controlEventatt.staffIdent@staff
@startho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.visualOffset2att.visualOffset2.ho@startho
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
<tie>att.tie.logatt.startEndIdatt.startId@startid
@startvo(optional)Records a vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
<tie>att.tie.visatt.visualOffset2att.visualOffset2.vo@startvo
@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature. Value conforms to data.BEAT.
<tie>att.tie.logatt.controlEventatt.timestamp.log@tstamp
@tstamp2(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure. Value conforms to data.MEASUREBEAT.
<tie>att.tie.logatt.timestamp2.log@tstamp2
@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.
<tie>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.
<tie>att.tie.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.
<tie>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.cmn) Logical domain attributes.
(MEI.shared) Attributes shared by events which rely on other events for their existence. For example, a slur/phrase marking must be drawn between or over a group of notes. The slur is therefore a control event.
(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 listing the active participants in a user-defined collection.
@plist(optional)When the target attribute is present, plist identifies the active participants; that is, those entities pointed "from", in a relationship with the specified target(s). When the target attribute is not present, it identifies participants in a mutual relationship. One or more values from data.URI, 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.shared) Attributes that record a time stamp in terms of musical time, , beats[.fractional beat part].
@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature. Value conforms to data.BEAT.
(MEI.shared) Attributes recording the identifiers of the first and last elements of a sequence of elements to which the current element is associated.
@endid(optional)Indicates the final element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify a relative starting point.
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record a time stamp for the end of an event in terms of musical time.
@tstamp2(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure. Value conforms to data.MEASUREBEAT.
(MEI.visual) Visual domain attributes. The vo attribute is the vertical offset (from its normal position) of the entire rendered tie. The startho, startvo, endho, and endvo attributes describe the horizontal and vertical offsets of the start and end points of the tie in terms of staff interline distance; that is, in units of 1/2 the distance between adjacent staff lines. Startto and endto describe the start and end points in terms of time; that is, beats.
(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 describe curvature.
@curvedir(optional)Describes a curve with a generic term indicating the direction of curvature. Allowed values are: "above" (Upward curve.), "below" (Downward curve.), "mixed" (A "meandering" curve, both above and below the items it pertains to.)
(MEI.shared) Attributes that record the basic visual rendition of lines.
@lform(optional)Describes the style of a line. Value conforms to data.LINEFORM.
@lwidth(optional)Width of a line. Value conforms to data.LINEWIDTH.
@lsegs(optional)Describes the number of segments into which a dashed or dotted line may be divided, or the number of "peaks" of a wavy line; a pair of space-separated values (minimum and maximum, respectively) provides a range between which a rendering system-supplied value may fall, while a single value indicates a fixed amount of space; that is, the minimum and maximum values are equal. One or two values of datatype a positive integer no smaller than 2, separated by a space.
(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.
(MEI.shared) Visual offset attributes. Some items may have their location recorded in terms of pairs of offsets from their programmatically-determined location. The startho and endho attributes record the horizontal offsets of the start and end points of the item, respectively. Similarly, the startvo and endvo attributes record the vertical offsets of the start and end points of the item. The startto and endto attributes hold timestamp offsets, the most common use of which is as alternatives to the ho attributes.
(MEI.shared) Horizontal offset requiring a pair of attributes.
@startho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@endho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
(MEI.shared) Vertical offset attributes requiring a pair of attributes.
@startvo(optional)Records a vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@endvo(optional)Records a vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
(MEI.gestural) Gestural domain 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.
@curvedir(optional)Describes a curve with a generic term indicating the direction of curvature. Allowed values are: "above" (Upward curve.), "below" (Downward curve.), "mixed" (A "meandering" curve, both above and below the items it pertains to.)
@endho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@endid(optional)Indicates the final element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
@endvo(optional)Records a vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined end point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@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.
@lform(optional)Describes the style of a line. Value conforms to data.LINEFORM.
@lsegs(optional)Describes the number of segments into which a dashed or dotted line may be divided, or the number of "peaks" of a wavy line; a pair of space-separated values (minimum and maximum, respectively) provides a range between which a rendering system-supplied value may fall, while a single value indicates a fixed amount of space; that is, the minimum and maximum values are equal. One or two values of datatype a positive integer no smaller than 2, separated by a space.
@lwidth(optional)Width of a line. Value conforms to data.LINEWIDTH.
@plist(optional)When the target attribute is present, plist identifies the active participants; that is, those entities pointed "from", in a relationship with the specified target(s). When the target attribute is not present, it identifies participants in a mutual relationship. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces.
@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.
@startho(optional)Records the horizontal adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@startid(optional)Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies. Value conforms to data.URI.
@startvo(optional)Records a vertical adjustment of a feature’s programmatically-determined start point. Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTSIGNED.
@tstamp(optional)Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in the written time signature. Value conforms to data.BEAT.
@tstamp2(optional)Encodes the ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending measure. Value conforms to data.MEASUREBEAT.
@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.controlEventLike.cmnGroups control events that appear in CMN.
Contained By
(MEI.cmn) Groups control events that appear in CMN.
(MEI.cmn) Groups elements that may appear within a CMN measure.
<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.
<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.
May Contain
– (<tie> may not have child elements)
Remarks

Most often, a tie is rendered as a curved line connecting the two notes. See Read, p. 110-111, 122.

Constraints

Must have one of the attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
Must have one of the attributes: dur, dur.ges, endid, or tstamp2.
The visual attributes of the tie (@bezier, @bulge, @curvedir, @lform, @lwidth, @ho, @startho, @endho, @to, @startto, @endto, @vo, @startvo, @endvo, @x, @y, @x2, and @y2) will be overridden by visual attributes of the contained curve elements.

Declaration
<elementSpec rend="add" ident="tie" module="MEI.cmn">
<desc xml:lang="en">An indication that two notes of the same pitch form a single note with their combined rhythmic values.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.tie.log"/>
<memberOf key="att.tie.vis"/>
<memberOf key="att.tie.ges"/>
<memberOf key="model.controlEventLike.cmn"/>
</classes>
<content>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="curve"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</content>
<constraintSpec ident="tie_start-_and_end-type_attributes_required" scheme="schematron">
<constraint>
<sch:rule context="mei:tie">
<sch:assert test="@startid or @tstamp or @tstamp.ges or @tstamp.real">Must have one of the attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.</sch:assert>
<sch:assert test="@dur or @dur.ges or @endid or @tstamp2">Must have one of the attributes: dur, dur.ges, endid, or tstamp2.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
</constraint>
</constraintSpec>
<constraintSpec ident="tie_containing_curve" scheme="schematron">
<constraint>
<sch:rule context="mei:tie[mei:curve[@bezier or @bulge or @curvedir or @lform or @lwidth or @ho or @startho or @endho or @to or @startto or @endto or @vo or @startvo or @endvo or @x or @y or @x2 or @y2]]">
<sch:assert test="not(@bezier or @bulge or @curvedir or @lform or @lwidth or @ho or @startho or @endho or @to or @startto or @endto or @vo or @startvo or @endvo or @x or @y or @x2 or @y2)" role="warning">The visual attributes of the tie (@bezier, @bulge, @curvedir, @lform, @lwidth, @ho, @startho, @endho, @to, @startto, @endto, @vo, @startvo, @endvo, @x, @y, @x2, and @y2) will be overridden by visual attributes of the contained curve elements.</sch:assert>
</sch:rule>
</constraint>
</constraintSpec>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>Most often, a tie is rendered as a curved line connecting the two notes. See Read, p. 110-111, 122.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>
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