corrContains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
damageContains an area of damage to the physical medium.
delContains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
endingAlternative ending for a repeated passage of music; i.e., prima volta, seconda volta,
etc.
lemContains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
measureUnit of musical time consisting of a fixed number of note values of a given type,
as
determined by the prevailing meter, and delimited in musical notation by bar lines.
oLayerA layer that contains an alternative to material in another layer.
oStaffA staff that holds an alternative passage which may be played instead of
the original material.
origContains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
partAn alternative visual rendition of the score from the point of view of a particular
performer (or group of performers).
rdgContains a single reading within a textual variation.
regContains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
restoreIndicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial
or
authorial marking or instruction.
sicContains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
staffA group of equidistant horizontal lines on which notes are placed in order to represent
pitch or a grouping element for individual 'strands' of notes, rests, etc. that may
or may not
actually be rendered on staff lines; that is, both diastematic and non-diastematic
signs.
suppliedContains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
syllableNeume notation can be thought of as "neumed text". Therefore, the syllable element
provides high-level organization in this repertoire.
unclearContains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible
or
inaudible in the source.
(MEI.shared) Groups milestone-style elements found in text.
argumentContains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
backContains any appendixes, advertisements, indexes, etc. following the main
body of a musical text.
divMajor structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or
section.
frontBundles prefatory text found before the start of the musical text.
seriesContains information about the serial publication in which a bibliographic item has
appeared.
spContains an individual speech in a performance text.
titlePageContains a transcription of the title page of a text.
(MEI.shared) Groups textual elements that occur at the level of individual words or
phrases.
addNameContains an additional name component, such as a nickname, epithet, or
alias, or any other descriptive phrase used within a personal name.
annotProvides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an
assertion.
biblProvides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which
the sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
blocContains the name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or
countries.
captionA label which accompanies an illustration or a table.
contentItemContains a single entry within a content description element.
corpNameIdentifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single
entity.
countryContains the name of a geopolitical unit, such as a nation, country, colony, or
commonwealth, larger than or administratively superior to a region and smaller than
a
bloc.
dateA string identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
districtContains the name of any kind of subdivision of a settlement, such as a parish, ward,
or
other administrative or geographic unit.
famNameContains a family (inherited) name, as opposed to a given, baptismal, or
nick name.
foreNameContains a forename, given or baptismal name.
genNameContains a name component used to distinguish otherwise
similar names on the basis of the relative ages or generations of the persons named.
geogFeatContains a common noun identifying a geographical
feature.
geogNameThe proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political
jurisdiction.
headContains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the
heading of a list.
identifierAn alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described material.
imprintInformation relating to the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item.
lContains a single line of text within a line group.
periodNameA label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style
period'.
persNameDesignation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's
forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
qContains material which is distinguished from the surrounding phrase-level text
using quotation marks or a similar method. Use quote for block-level
quotations.
refDefines a traversible reference to another location. May contain text and
sub-elements that describe the destination.
regionContains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county,
larger
than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
rendA formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or
italicized, of a text word or phrase.
roleNameContains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular
role or position in society, such as an official title or rank.
segrepresents any segmentation of text below the "text component" level.
settlementContains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a
single
geopolitical or administrative unit.
streetfull street address including any name or number identifying a building as well as
the
name of the street or route on which it is located.
styleNameA label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as
'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
tdDesignates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that
contains column or row heading information.
thDesignates a table cell containing column or row heading information as
opposed to one containing data.
(MEI.shared) Groups elements which may appear as part of the paragraph content model.
A paragraph may contain inline elements and all other block-level elements except
itself.
epigraphContains a quotation, anonymous or attributed, appearing on a title page.
imprimaturContains a formal statement authorizing the publication of a work, sometimes required
to
appear on a title page or its verso.
pOne or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
quoteContains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external
source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic
distinction.
Common Music Notation (CMN) repertoire component declarations.
measureUnit of musical time consisting of a fixed number of note values of a given type,
as
determined by the prevailing meter, and delimited in musical notation by bar lines.
oLayerA layer that contains an alternative to material in another layer.
oStaffA staff that holds an alternative passage which may be played instead of
the original material.
Critical apparatus component declarations.
lemContains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
rdgContains a single reading within a textual variation.
Dramatic text component declarations.
spContains an individual speech in a performance text.
Editorial and transcriptional component declarations.
abbrA generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym
or 2) a shorthand notation.
corrContains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
damageContains an area of damage to the physical medium.
delContains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as
superfluous or spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
origContains material which is marked as following the original, rather than
being normalized or corrected.
regContains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
restoreIndicates restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial
or
authorial marking or instruction.
sicContains apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
suppliedContains material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
unclearContains material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible
or
inaudible in the source.
Figures and tables component declarations.
tdDesignates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that
contains column or row heading information.
thDesignates a table cell containing column or row heading information as
opposed to one containing data.
Metadata header component declarations.
contentItemContains a single entry within a content description element.
Names and dates component declarations.
addNameContains an additional name component, such as a nickname, epithet, or
alias, or any other descriptive phrase used within a personal name.
blocContains the name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or
countries.
corpNameIdentifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single
entity.
countryContains the name of a geopolitical unit, such as a nation, country, colony, or
commonwealth, larger than or administratively superior to a region and smaller than
a
bloc.
districtContains the name of any kind of subdivision of a settlement, such as a parish, ward,
or
other administrative or geographic unit.
famNameContains a family (inherited) name, as opposed to a given, baptismal, or
nick name.
foreNameContains a forename, given or baptismal name.
genNameContains a name component used to distinguish otherwise
similar names on the basis of the relative ages or generations of the persons named.
geogFeatContains a common noun identifying a geographical
feature.
geogNameThe proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political
jurisdiction.
nameLinkContains a connecting phrase or link used within a name but not regarded as
part of it, such as "van der" or "of", "from", etc.
periodNameA label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style
period'.
persNameDesignation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's
forenames, surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
regionContains the name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county,
larger
than a settlement, but smaller than a country.
roleNameContains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular
role or position in society, such as an official title or rank.
settlementContains the name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a
single
geopolitical or administrative unit.
streetfull street address including any name or number identifying a building as well as
the
name of the street or route on which it is located.
styleNameA label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as
'bebop' or 'rock-n-roll'.
Neume repertoire component declarations.
syllableNeume notation can be thought of as "neumed text". Therefore, the syllable element
provides high-level organization in this repertoire.
Pointer and reference component declarations.
refDefines a traversible reference to another location. May contain text and
sub-elements that describe the destination.
Component declarations that are shared between two or more modules.
seriesContains information about the serial publication in which a bibliographic item has
appeared.
staffA group of equidistant horizontal lines on which notes are placed in order to represent
pitch or a grouping element for individual 'strands' of notes, rests, etc. that may
or may not
actually be rendered on staff lines; that is, both diastematic and non-diastematic
signs.
titlePageContains a transcription of the title page of a text.
Text component declarations.
argumentContains a formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
backContains any appendixes, advertisements, indexes, etc. following the main
body of a musical text.
epigraphContains a quotation, anonymous or attributed, appearing on a title page.
frontBundles prefatory text found before the start of the musical text.
imprimaturContains a formal statement authorizing the publication of a work, sometimes required
to
appear on a title page or its verso.
lContains a single line of text within a line group.
qContains material which is distinguished from the surrounding phrase-level text
using quotation marks or a similar method. Use quote for block-level
quotations.
quoteContains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external
source, normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic
distinction.
segrepresents any segmentation of text below the "text component" level.