Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

MEI

Used by

Attribute ClassesThese class-based attributes use data.PITCHNAME

att.keySigDefault.anl/@key.pnameHolds the pitch name of the tonic key, e.g., c for the key of C.

att.pitch/@pnameContains a written pitch name.

att.staffLoc.pitched/@plocCaptures staff location in terms of written pitch name.

att.tuning/@tune.pnameHolds the pitch name of a tuning reference pitch, i.e., the central tone of a tuning system.

Declaration


                                 <macroSpec ident="data.PITCHNAME" module="MEI" type="dt">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">The pitch names (gamut) used within a single octave. The default values conform to
                                       Acoustical Society of America representation.</desc>
                                    
                                    <content>
                                       
                                       <rng:data type="token">
                                          
                                          <rng:param name="pattern">[a-g]</rng:param>
                                          </rng:data>
                                       </content>
                                    </macroSpec>