Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

Used by

Attribute ClassesThese class-based attributes use data.METERSIGN

att.meterSig.log/@symIndicates the use of a meter symbol instead of a numeric meter signature, that is, 'C' for common time or 'C' with a slash for cut time.

att.meterSigDefault.log/@meter.symIndicates the use of a meter symbol instead of a numeric meter signature, that is, 'C' for common time or 'C' with a slash for cut time.

Allowed Values

commonCommon time; i.e., 4/4.

cutCut time; i.e., 2/2.

openOpen time signature, i.e., Senza misura. See Gould pp. 611–615.

Declaration


                                 <macroSpec ident="data.METERSIGN" module="MEI" type="dt">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Meter.sym attribute values for CMN.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <valList type="closed">
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="common">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Common time; 
                                                <abbr>i.e.</abbr>
, 4/4.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="cut">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Cut time; 
                                                <abbr>i.e.</abbr>
, 2/2.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          
                                          <valItem ident="open">
                                             
                                             <desc xml:lang="en">Open time signature, 
                                                <abbr>i.e.</abbr>
, Senza misura. See Gould pp. 611–615.</desc>
                                             </valItem>
                                          </valList>
                                       </content>
                                    </macroSpec>