Music Encoding Initiative Guidelines

Module

MEI.shared

Attributes

compact
full definition
by class
by module

Member of

model.physDescPartGroups elements that may appear as part of the physical description of a bibliographic item.

model.workIdentGroups elements that assist in the identification of a work.

Members

compact
by module

incip

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

incipThe opening music and/or words of a musical or textual work.

Contained By

compact
by class
by module

expression, physDesc, work

model.incipLike(MEI.shared) Groups elements used to represent a textual or musical incipit.

model.physDescPart(MEI.header) Groups elements that may appear as part of the physical description of a bibliographic item.

physDescContainer for information about the appearance, construction, or handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and technique of creation.

model.workIdent(MEI.header) Groups elements that assist in the identification of a work.

expressionIntellectual or artistic realization of a work.

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.frbrFRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) declarations.

expressionIntellectual or artistic realization of a work.

MEI.headerMetadata header component declarations.

physDescContainer for information about the appearance, construction, or handling of physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and technique of creation.

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).

Declaration


                                 <classSpec ident="model.incipLike" module="MEI.shared" type="model">
                                    
                                    <desc xml:lang="en">Groups elements used to represent a textual or musical incipit.</desc>
                                    
                                    <classes>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="model.physDescPart"/>
                                       
                                       <memberOf key="model.workIdent"/>
                                       </classes>
                                    </classSpec>