mdiv

<mdiv>

(musical division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.

Module MEI.shared

Attributes


@decls(optional)Identifies one or more metadata elements within the header, which are understood to apply to the element bearing this attribute and its content. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces. att.declaring
@facs(optional)Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone which corresponds to it. One or more values from data.URI, separated by spaces. att.facsimile
@label(optional)Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any string. Value of datatype string. att.commonPart
@n(optional)Provides a number-like designation for an element. Value conforms to token. att.common
@subtype(optional)Provide any sub-classification for the element, additional to that given by its type attribute. Value of datatype NMTOKEN. att.typed
@type(optional)Characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology. Value of datatype NMTOKEN. att.typed
@xml:base(optional)Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into absolute URI references. Value conforms to data.URI. att.commonPart
@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 of datatype ID. att.id

Member of

model.mdivLike

Contained by

MEI.sharedbody mdiv

May contain

MEI.sharedmdiv parts score

Declaration


                  <classes>
                     
                     <memberOf
                           key="att.common"/>
                     
                     <memberOf
                           key="att.declaring"/>
                     
                     <memberOf
                           key="att.facsimile"/>
                     
                     <memberOf
                           key="att.typed"/>
                     
                     <memberOf
                           key="model.mdivLike"/>
                     </classes>
                  <content>
                     
                     <rng:choice>
                        
                        <rng:group>
                           
                           <rng:optional>
                              
                              <rng:ref
                                    
                                    name="model.scoreLike"
                                    />
                              </rng:optional>
                           
                           <rng:optional>
                              
                              <rng:ref
                                    
                                    name="model.partsLike"
                                    />
                              </rng:optional>
                           </rng:group>
                        
                        <rng:zeroOrMore>
                           
                           <rng:ref
                                 
                                 name="model.mdivLike"
                                 />
                           </rng:zeroOrMore>
                        </rng:choice>
                     </content>

Remarks

The mdiv element may contain one or both of 2 possible views of the music. The score view is the traditional full and open score while the parts view contains each performer's view of the score; that is, his part. These 2 views are necessary because it is not always possible or desirable to generate one from the other. The score and parts elements are placed here and not directly within the body element because score and part characteristics may change from mdiv to mdiv. For example, the 2nd movement of a symphony may require different performing forces (and therefore different score and part layout) than the other movements. The mdiv element may be recursively nested in order to represent music which exhibits this kind of structure. For example, an opera is normally divided into acts, which are in turn divided into scenes.