altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to
an
ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document.
Value conforms to data.URI.
breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken
following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams
which
should remain unbroken.
Value of datatype positiveInteger.
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.
enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes
notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary
accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14.
Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family.
Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font.
Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch,
relative terms, e.g., "small", "larger", etc., or percentage values relative to "normal"
size, e.g., "125%".
Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e, italic, oblique, or normal.
Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type.
Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of
glyph.name or glyph.num is taken.
Allowed values are:
"smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
glyph.name(optional)Glyph name.
Value of datatype string.
glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g. "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL
version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
Value conforms to data.HEXNUM.
glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of
glyph.name or glyph.num is taken.
Value conforms to data.URI.
head.altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to
an
ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document.
Value conforms to data.URI.
head.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which a numerical value
of head.shape is taken.
Allowed values are:
"smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
head.color(optional)Captures the overall color of a notehead.
Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled.
Value conforms to data.FILL.
head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color.
Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead.
One or more values from data.NOTEHEADMODIFIER, separated by spaces.
head.rotation(optional)Describes rotation applied to the basic notehead shape. A positive value rotates the
notehead in a counter-clockwise fashion, while negative values produce clockwise
rotation.
Value conforms to data.ROTATION.
head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration.
Value conforms to data.HEADSHAPE.
head.visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically
or sounded when it is presented in an aural form.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
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.MEASUREMENTREL.
loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature.
Value conforms to data.STAFFLOC.
stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem.
Value conforms to data.STEMDIRECTION.
stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length.
Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTABS.
stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo
or Sprechstimme indicators.
Value conforms to data.STEMMODIFIER.
stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s).
Value conforms to data.STEMPOSITION.
stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
stem.with(optional)Contains an indication of which staff a note or chord that logically belongs to the
current staff should be visually placed on; that is, the one above or the one
below.
Value conforms to data.OTHERSTAFF.
stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem's attachment point.
Value of datatype decimal.
stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem's attachment point.
Value of datatype decimal.
to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined location
in
terms of musical time; that is, beats.
Value conforms to data.TSTAMPOFFSET.
visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically
or sounded when it is presented in an aural form.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is
necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs
attribute.
Value of datatype decimal.
y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is
necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs
attribute.
Value of datatype decimal.
(MEI.usersymbols) Attributes supplying pointers to user-defined symbols.
altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to
an
ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document.
Value conforms to data.URI.
(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 capture characters used to enclose symbols having a cautionary
or editorial function.
enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes
notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary
accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14.
Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
(MEI.externalsymbols) Attributes used to associate MEI features with corresponding
glyphs in an externally-defined standard such as SMuFL.
glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of
glyph.name or glyph.num is taken.
Allowed values are:
"smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
glyph.name(optional)Glyph name.
Value of datatype string.
glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g. "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL
version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
Value conforms to data.HEXNUM.
glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of
glyph.name or glyph.num is taken.
Value conforms to data.URI.
(MEI.shared) Attributes pertaining to the notehead part of a note.
head.altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to
an
ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document.
Value conforms to data.URI.
head.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which a numerical value
of head.shape is taken.
Allowed values are:
"smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
head.color(optional)Captures the overall color of a notehead.
Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled.
Value conforms to data.FILL.
head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color.
Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead.
One or more values from data.NOTEHEADMODIFIER, separated by spaces.
head.rotation(optional)Describes rotation applied to the basic notehead shape. A positive value rotates the
notehead in a counter-clockwise fashion, while negative values produce clockwise
rotation.
Value conforms to data.ROTATION.
head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration.
Value conforms to data.HEADSHAPE.
head.visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically
or sounded when it is presented in an aural form.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that identify location on a staff in terms of lines and spaces.
loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature.
Value conforms to data.STAFFLOC.
(MEI.shared) Attributes that describe the properties of stemmed features; that is,
chords and notes.
stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem.
Value conforms to data.STEMDIRECTION.
stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length.
Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTABS.
stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo
or Sprechstimme indicators.
Value conforms to data.STEMMODIFIER.
stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s).
Value conforms to data.STEMPOSITION.
stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem's attachment point.
Value of datatype decimal.
stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem's attachment point.
Value of datatype decimal.
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that describe the properties of stemmed features; that is, chords
and notes.
stem.with(optional)Contains an indication of which staff a note or chord that logically belongs to the
current staff should be visually placed on; that is, the one above or the one
below.
Value conforms to data.OTHERSTAFF.
(MEI.shared) Typographical attributes.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family.
Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font.
Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch,
relative terms, e.g., "small", "larger", etc., or percentage values relative to "normal"
size, e.g., "125%".
Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e, italic, oblique, or normal.
Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type.
Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
(MEI.shared) Attributes describing whether a feature should be displayed.
visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically
or sounded when it is presented in an aural form.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
(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.MEASUREMENTREL.
(MEI.shared) Horizontal offset attributes specified in terms of time.
to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined location
in
terms of musical time; that is, beats.
Value conforms to data.TSTAMPOFFSET.
(MEI.shared) Output coordinate attributes. Some elements may have their exact rendered
*output* coordinates recorded. x and y attributes indicate where to place the rendered
output. Recording the coordinates of a feature in a facsimile requires the use of
the facs attribute.
x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is
necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs
attribute.
Value of datatype decimal.
y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is
necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs
attribute.
Value of datatype decimal.
(MEI.cmn) Visual domain attributes.
(MEI.cmn) Attributes that capture information about secondary beaming.
breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken
following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams
which
should remain unbroken.
Value of datatype positiveInteger.
Common Music Notation (CMN) repertoire component declarations.
breaksec(optional)Presence of this attribute indicates that the secondary beam should be broken
following this note/chord. The value of the attribute records the number of beams
which
should remain unbroken.
Value of datatype positiveInteger.
stem.with(optional)Contains an indication of which staff a note or chord that logically belongs to the
current staff should be visually placed on; that is, the one above or the one
below.
Value conforms to data.OTHERSTAFF.
External symbols component declarations.
glyph.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of
glyph.name or glyph.num is taken.
Allowed values are:
"smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
glyph.name(optional)Glyph name.
Value of datatype string.
glyph.num(optional)Numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation, e.g. "#xE000" or "U+E000". N.B. SMuFL
version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
Value conforms to data.HEXNUM.
glyph.uri(optional)The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of
glyph.name or glyph.num is taken.
Value conforms to data.URI.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
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.
enclose(optional)Records the characters often used to mark accidentals, articulations, and sometimes
notes as having a cautionary or editorial function. For an example of cautionary
accidentals enclosed in parentheses, see Read, p. 131, ex. 9-14.
Value conforms to data.ENCLOSURE.
fontfam(optional)Contains the name of a font-family.
Value conforms to data.FONTFAMILY.
fontname(optional)Holds the name of a font.
Value conforms to data.FONTNAME.
fontsize(optional)Indicates the size of a font expressed in printers' points, i.e., 1/72nd of an inch,
relative terms, e.g., "small", "larger", etc., or percentage values relative to "normal"
size, e.g., "125%".
Value conforms to data.FONTSIZE.
fontstyle(optional)Records the style of a font, i.e, italic, oblique, or normal.
Value conforms to data.FONTSTYLE.
fontweight(optional)Used to indicate bold type.
Value conforms to data.FONTWEIGHT.
head.altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to
an
ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document.
Value conforms to data.URI.
head.auth(optional)A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which a numerical value
of head.shape is taken.
Allowed values are:
"smufl" (Standard Music Font Layout.)
head.color(optional)Captures the overall color of a notehead.
Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.fill(optional)Describes how/if the notehead is filled.
Value conforms to data.FILL.
head.fillcolor(optional)Captures the fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color.
Value conforms to data.COLOR.
head.mod(optional)Records any additional symbols applied to the notehead.
One or more values from data.NOTEHEADMODIFIER, separated by spaces.
head.rotation(optional)Describes rotation applied to the basic notehead shape. A positive value rotates the
notehead in a counter-clockwise fashion, while negative values produce clockwise
rotation.
Value conforms to data.ROTATION.
head.shape(optional)Used to override the head shape normally used for the given duration.
Value conforms to data.HEADSHAPE.
head.visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically
or sounded when it is presented in an aural form.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
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.MEASUREMENTREL.
loc(optional)Holds the staff location of the feature.
Value conforms to data.STAFFLOC.
stem.dir(optional)Describes the direction of a stem.
Value conforms to data.STEMDIRECTION.
stem.len(optional)Encodes the stem length.
Value conforms to data.MEASUREMENTABS.
stem.mod(optional)Encodes any stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo
or Sprechstimme indicators.
Value conforms to data.STEMMODIFIER.
stem.pos(optional)Records the position of the stem in relation to the note head(s).
Value conforms to data.STEMPOSITION.
stem.visible(optional)Determines whether a stem should be displayed.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
stem.x(optional)Records the output x coordinate of the stem's attachment point.
Value of datatype decimal.
stem.y(optional)Records the output y coordinate of the stem's attachment point.
Value of datatype decimal.
to(optional)Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined location
in
terms of musical time; that is, beats.
Value conforms to data.TSTAMPOFFSET.
visible(optional)Indicates if a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically
or sounded when it is presented in an aural form.
Value conforms to data.BOOLEAN.
x(optional)Encodes an x coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is
necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs
attribute.
Value of datatype decimal.
y(optional)Encodes a y coordinate for a feature in an output coordinate system. When it is
necessary to record the placement of a feature in a facsimile image, use the facs
attribute.
Value of datatype decimal.
User-defined symbols component declarations.
altsym(optional)Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain a reference to
an
ID of a symbolDef element elsewhere in the document.
Value conforms to data.URI.