Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Attributes

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Member of

model.respLikeGroups elements that are used to indicate intellectual or other significant responsibility, for example within a bibliographic citation.

model.titlePagePartGroups elements that may appear as part of a title page transcription.

Members

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arranger, author, composer, contributor, editor, funder, librettist, lyricist, sponsor

MEI.sharedComponent declarations that are shared between two or more modules.

arrangerA person or organization who transcribes a musical composition, usually for a different medium from that of the original; in an arrangement the musical substance remains essentially unchanged.

authorThe name of the creator of the intellectual content of a non-musical, literary work.

composerThe name of the creator of the intellectual content of a musical work.

contributorNames of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for contributions to the intellectual content of a work, where the specialized elements for authors, editors, etc. do not suffice or do not apply.

editorThe name of the individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) acting in an editorial capacity.

funderNames of individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for funding. Funders provide financial support for a project; they are distinct from sponsors, who provide intellectual support and authority.

librettistPerson or organization who is a writer of the text of an opera, oratorio, etc.

lyricistPerson or organization who is a writer of the text of a song.

sponsorNames of sponsoring individuals, organizations or institutions. Sponsors give their intellectual authority to a project; they are to be distinguished from funders, who provide the funding but do not necessarily take intellectual responsibility.

Contained By

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analytic, bibl, byline, editionStmt, expression, monogr, seriesStmt, titlePage, titleStmt, work

model.respLikePart(MEI.shared) Groups elements that delineate particular responsibilities as opposed to the respStmt element that provides for generic statements of responsibility.

analyticContains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g., an article or poem) published within a monograph or journal and not as an independent publication.

bylineContains the primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title page.

editionStmtContainer for meta-data pertaining to a particular edition of the material being described.

expressionIntellectual or artistic realization of a work.

monogrContains bibliographic elements describing an item, for example, a published book or journal, score, recording, or an unpublished manuscript.

seriesStmtGroups information about the series, if any, to which a publication belongs.

workProvides 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).

model.respLike(MEI.shared) Groups elements that are used to indicate intellectual or other significant responsibility, for example within a bibliographic citation.

monogrContains bibliographic elements describing an item, for example, a published book or journal, score, recording, or an unpublished manuscript.

titleStmtContainer for title and responsibility meta-data.

model.biblPart(MEI.shared) Groups elements that may appear as part of a bibliographic description.

biblProvides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.

model.titlePagePart(MEI.shared) Groups elements that may appear as part of a title page transcription.

titlePageContains a transcription of the title page of a text.

MEI.frbrFRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) declarations.

expressionIntellectual or artistic realization of a work.

MEI.headerMetadata header component declarations.

bylineContains the primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title page.

editionStmtContainer for meta-data pertaining to a particular edition of the material being described.

seriesStmtGroups information about the series, if any, to which a publication belongs.

titleStmtContainer for title and responsibility meta-data.

workProvides 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.sharedComponent declarations that are shared between two or more modules.

analyticContains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g., an article or poem) published within a monograph or journal and not as an independent publication.

biblProvides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.

monogrContains bibliographic elements describing an item, for example, a published book or journal, score, recording, or an unpublished manuscript.

titlePageContains a transcription of the title page of a text.

Declaration


                                 <classSpec ident="model.respLikePart" module="MEI.shared" type="model">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Groups elements that delineate particular responsibilities as opposed to the respStmt
                                       element that provides for generic statements of responsibility.</desc>
                                    
                                    <classes>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="model.respLike"/>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="model.titlePagePart"/>
                                       </classes>
                                    </classSpec>