Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

MEI.header

Attributes

compact
full definition
by class
by module

Member of

(model.workIdent isn't member of any model class)

Members

compact
by module

model.incipLike, <key>, <mensuration>, <meter>, <tempo>

MEI.header

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

<mensuration>Captures information about mensuration within bibliographic descriptions.

<meter>Captures information about the time signature within bibliographic descriptions.

MEI.shared

model.incipLikeGroups elements used to represent a textual or musical incipit.

<tempo>Text and symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo", "cantabile", "Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").

Contained By

compact
by class
by module

model.workIdent(MEI.header) Groups elements that assist in the identification of a work.

<expression>Intellectual or artistic realization of a work.

<work>Provides a detailed description of a work — a distinct intellectual or artistic creation — specifically its history, language use, and high-level musical attributes (e.g., key, tempo, meter, medium of performance, and intended duration).

MEI.frbr

<expression>Intellectual or artistic realization of a work.

MEI.header

<work>Provides a detailed description of a work — a distinct intellectual or artistic creation — specifically its history, language use, and high-level musical attributes (e.g., key, tempo, meter, medium of performance, and intended duration).

Declaration


                                 <classSpec xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rend="add" ident="model.workIdent" module="MEI.header" type="model">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Groups elements that assist in the identification of a work.</desc>
                                    </classSpec>