Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

compact
full definition
by class
by module

@accid, @mode, @pname

@accid(optional)Contains an accidental for the tonic key, if one is required, e.g., if @pname equals c and @accid equals s, then a tonic of C# is indicated. Value conforms to data.ACCIDENTAL.GESTURAL.basic.

@mode(optional)Indicates major, minor, or other tonality. Value conforms to data.MODE.

@pname(optional)Contains a written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.

direct children

@accid(optional)Contains an accidental for the tonic key, if one is required, e.g., if @pname equals c and @accid equals s, then a tonic of C# is indicated. Value conforms to data.ACCIDENTAL.GESTURAL.basic.

@mode(optional)Indicates major, minor, or other tonality. Value conforms to data.MODE.

att.pitch(MEI.shared) Attributes that record written pitch name.

@pname(optional)Contains a written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.

MEI.analytical

@accid(optional)Contains an accidental for the tonic key, if one is required, e.g., if @pname equals c and @accid equals s, then a tonic of C# is indicated. Value conforms to data.ACCIDENTAL.GESTURAL.basic.

@mode(optional)Indicates major, minor, or other tonality. Value conforms to data.MODE.

MEI.shared

@pname(optional)Contains a written pitch name. Value conforms to data.PITCHNAME.

Available at

compact
by class
by module

att.keySig.anl

<key>Key captures information about tonal center and mode.

<keySig>Written key signature.

MEI.header

<key>Key captures information about tonal center and mode.

MEI.shared

<keySig>Written key signature.

Declaration


                                 <classSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="att.keySig.anl" module="MEI.analytical" type="atts">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Analytical domain attributes.</desc>
                                    
                                    <classes>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="att.pitch"/>
                                       </classes>
                                    
                                    <attList>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="accid" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <gloss xml:lang="en">accidental</gloss>
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Contains an accidental for the tonic key, if one is required, 
                                             <abbr>e.g.</abbr>, if 
                                             <att>pname</att>
                                             equals 
                                             <val>c</val> and 
                                             <att>accid</att> equals 
                                             <val>s</val>
, then a tonic of C# is indicated.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <ref name="data.ACCIDENTAL.GESTURAL.basic"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       
                                       <attDef ident="mode" usage="opt">
                                          
                                          <desc xml:lang="en">Indicates major, minor, or other tonality.</desc>
                                          
                                          <datatype>
                                             
                                             <ref name="data.MODE"/>
                                             </datatype>
                                          </attDef>
                                       </attList>
                                    </classSpec>