false
true
nonzero
evenodd
inherit
lr-tb
rl-tb
tb-rl
lr
rl
tb
inherit
auto
baseline
before-edge
text-before-edge
middle
central
after-edge
text-after-edge
ideographic
alphabetic
hanging
mathematical
inherit
ltr
rtl
inherit
auto
use-script
no-change
reset-size
ideographic
alphabetic
hanging
mathematical
central
middle
text-after-edge
text-before-edge
inherit
start
middle
end
inherit
normal
embed
bidi-override
inherit
normal
wider
narrower
ultra-condensed
extra-condensed
condensed
semi-condensed
semi-expanded
expanded
extra-expanded
ultra-expanded
inherit
normal
italic
oblique
inherit
normal
small-caps
inherit
normal
bold
bolder
lighter
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
inherit
auto
sRGB
linearRGB
inherit
default
preserve
visible
hidden
scroll
auto
inherit
butt
round
square
inherit
miter
round
bevel
inherit
auto
sRGB
linearRGB
inherit
auto
optimizeSpeed
optimizeQuality
inherit
inline
block
list-item
run-in
compact
marker
table
inline-table
table-row-group
table-header-group
table-footer-group
table-row
table-column-group
table-column
table-cell
table-caption
none
inherit
auto
optimizeSpeed
optimizeQuality
inherit
visiblePainted
visibleFill
visibleStroke
visible
painted
fill
stroke
all
none
inherit
auto
optimizeSpeed
crispEdges
geometricPrecision
inherit
auto
optimizeSpeed
optimizeLegibility
geometricPrecision
inherit
visible
hidden
inherit
simple
other
onLoad
simple
other
onLoad
simple
embed
onLoad
simple
new
replace
onRequest
disable
magnify
1.1
preserve
spacing
spacingAndGlyphs
spacing
spacingAndGlyphs
spacing
spacingAndGlyphs
spacing
spacingAndGlyphs
align
stretch
auto
exact
strokeWidth
userSpaceOnUse
auto
perceptual
relative-colorimetric
saturation
absolute-colorimetric
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
pad
reflect
repeat
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
pad
reflect
repeat
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
userSpaceOnUse
objectBoundingBox
normal
multiply
screen
darken
lighten
matrix
saturate
hueRotate
luminanceToAlpha
over
in
out
atop
xor
arithmetic
duplicate
wrap
none
R
G
B
A
R
G
B
A
erode
dilate
stitch
noStitch
fractalNoise
turbulence
identity
table
discrete
linear
gamma
identity
table
discrete
linear
gamma
identity
table
discrete
linear
gamma
identity
table
discrete
linear
gamma
disable
magnify
always
never
whenNotActive
remove
freeze
discrete
linear
paced
spline
replace
sum
none
sum
discrete
linear
paced
spline
translate
scale
rotate
skewX
skewY
s
Sharp.
f
Flat.
ss
Double sharp
(written as 2 sharps).
x
Double sharp
(written using croix).
ff
Double
flat.
xs
Triple sharp
(written as a croix followed by a sharp).
sx
Triple sharp
(written as a sharp followed by a croix).
ts
Triple sharp
(written as 3 sharps).
tf
Triple
flat.
n
Natural.
nf
Natural + flat;
used to cancel preceding double flat.
ns
Natural +
sharp; used to cancel preceding double sharp.
su
Sharp note
raised by quarter tone (sharp modified by arrow).
sd
Sharp note
lowered by quarter tone (sharp modified by arrow).
fu
Flat note
raised by quarter tone (flat modified by arrow).
fd
Flat note
lowered by quarter tone (flat modified by arrow).
nu
Natural note
raised by quarter tone (natural modified by arrow).
nd
Natural note
lowered by quarter tone (natural modified by arrow).
1qf
1/4-tone flat
accidental.
3qf
3/4-tone flat
accidental.
1qs
1/4-tone sharp
accidental.
3qs
3/4-tone sharp
accidental.
s
Sharp.
f
Flat.
ss
Double
sharp.
ff
Double
flat.
n
Natural.
su
Three
quarter-tones sharp.
sd
Quarter-tone
sharp.
fu
Quarter-tone
flat.
fd
Three
quarter-tones flat.
acc
Accent (Unicode
1D17B).
stacc
Staccato
(Unicode 1D17C).
ten
Tenuto (Unicode
1D17D).
stacciss
Staccatissimo
(Unicode 1D17E).
marc
Marcato
(Unicode 1D17F).
spicc
Spiccato.
doit
Main note
followed by short slide to higher, indeterminate pitch (Unicode 1D185).
scoop
Main note
preceded by short slide from lower, indeterminate pitch (Unicode 1D186).
rip
Main note
preceded by long slide from lower, often indeterminate pitch; also known as
"squeeze".
plop
Main note
preceded by "slide" from higher, indeterminate pitch.
fall
Main note
followed by short "slide" to lower, indeterminate pitch.
longfall
Main note
followed by long "slide" to lower, indeterminate pitch.
bend
"lip slur" to
lower pitch, then return to written pitch.
flip
Main note
followed by quick upward rise, then descent in pitch (Unicode 1D187).
smear
(Unicode
1D188).
shake
Alternation
between written pitch and next highest overtone (brass instruments) or note minor third
higher (woodwinds).
dnbow
Down bow
(Unicode 1D1AA).
upbow
Up bow (Unicode
1D1AB).
harm
Harmonic
(Unicode 1D1AC).
snap
Snap pizzicato
(Unicode 1D1AD).
fingernail
Fingernail
(Unicode 1D1B3).
damp
Stop harp
string from sounding (Unicode 1D1B4).
dampall
Stop all harp
strings from sounding (Unicode 1D1B5).
open
Full (as
opposed to stopped) tone.
stop
"muffled"
tone.
dbltongue
Double tongue
(Unicode 1D18A).
trpltongue
Triple tongue
(Unicode 1D18B).
heel
Use heel (organ
pedal).
toe
Use toe (organ
pedal).
tap
Percussive
effect on guitar string(s).
lhpizz
Left-hand
pizzicato.
dot
Uninterpreted
dot.
stroke
Uninterpreted
stroke.
"" contains a deprecated value.
"" contains a deprecated value.
4
mensur
Between staves
only.
staff
Between and
across staves as necessary.
takt
Short bar line
through a subset of staff lines.
dashed
Dashed line
(Unicode 1D104).
dotted
Dotted
line.
dbl
(Unicode
1D101).
dbldashed
Double dashed
line.
dbldotted
Double dotted
line.
end
(Unicode
1D102).
invis
Bar line not
rendered.
rptstart
Repeat start
(Unicode 1D106).
rptboth
Repeat start
and end.
rptend
Repeat end
(Unicode 1D107).
single
(Unicode
1D100).
0
true
True.
false
False.
high
High
certainty.
medium
Medium
certainty.
low
Low
certainty.
unknown
An unknown
level of certainty.
G
G clef (Unicode
1D11E).
GG
Double G
clef.
F
F clef (Unicode
1D122).
C
C clef (Unicode
1D121).
perc
Drum clef
(Unicode 1D125 or Unicode 1D126).
TAB
Tablature
"clef"; i.e. usually "TAB" rendered vertically.
white
White
keys.
black
Black
keys.
chromatic
Mixed black and
white keys.
0
1
aliceblue
Hex: #f0f8ff /
RGB: 240,248,255
antiquewhite
Hex: #faebd7 /
RGB: 250,235,215
aqua
Hex: #00ffff /
RGB: 0,255,255
aquamarine
Hex: #7fffd4 /
RGB: 127,255,212
azure
Hex: #f0ffff /
RGB: 240,255,255
beige
Hex: #f5f5dc /
RGB: 245,245,220
bisque
Hex: #ffe4c4 /
RGB: 255,228,196
black
Hex: #000000 /
RGB: 0,0,0
blanchedalmond
Hex: #ffebcd /
RGB: 255,235,205
blue
Hex: #0000ff /
RGB: 0,0,255
blueviolet
Hex: #8a2be2 /
RGB: 138,43,226
brown
Hex: #a52a2a /
RGB: 165,42,42
burlywood
Hex: #deb887 /
RGB: 222,184,135
cadetblue
Hex: #5f9ea0 /
RGB: 95,158,160
chartreuse
Hex: #7fff00 /
RGB: 127,255,0
chocolate
Hex: #d2691e /
RGB: 210,105,30
coral
Hex: #ff7f50 /
RGB: 255,127,80
cornflowerblue
Hex: #6495ed /
RGB: 100,149,237
cornsilk
Hex: #fff8dc /
RGB: 255,248,220
crimson
Hex: #dc143c /
RGB: 220,20,60
cyan
Hex: #00ffff /
RGB: 0,255,255
darkblue
Hex: #00008b /
RGB: 0,0,139
darkcyan
Hex: #008b8b /
RGB: 0,139,139
darkgoldenrod
Hex: #b8860b /
RGB: 184,134,11
darkgray
Hex: #a9a9a9 /
RGB: 169,169,169
darkgreen
Hex: #006400 /
RGB: 0,100,0
darkgrey
Hex: #a9a9a9 /
RGB: 169,169,169
darkkhaki
Hex: #bdb76b /
RGB: 189,183,107
darkmagenta
Hex: #8b008b /
RGB: 139,0,139
darkolivegreen
Hex: #556b2f /
RGB: 85,107,47
darkorange
Hex: #ff8c00 /
RGB: 255,140,0
darkorchid
Hex: #9932cc /
RGB: 153,50,204
darkred
Hex: #8b0000 /
RGB: 139,0,0
darksalmon
Hex: #e9967a /
RGB: 233,150,122
darkseagreen
Hex: #8fbc8f /
RGB: 143,188,143
darkslateblue
Hex: #483d8b /
RGB: 72,61,139
darkslategray
Hex: #2f4f4f /
RGB: 47,79,79
darkslategrey
Hex: #2f4f4f /
RGB: 47,79,79
darkturquoise
Hex: #00ced1 /
RGB: 0,206,209
darkviolet
Hex: #9400d3 /
RGB: 148,0,211
deeppink
Hex: #ff1493 /
RGB: 255,20,147
deepskyblue
Hex: #00bfff /
RGB: 0,191,255
dimgray
Hex: #696969 /
RGB: 105,105,105
dimgrey
Hex: #696969 /
RGB: 105,105,105
dodgerblue
Hex: #1e90ff /
RGB: 30,144,255
firebrick
Hex: #b22222 /
RGB: 178,34,34
floralwhite
Hex: #fffaf0 /
RGB: 255,250,240
forestgreen
Hex: #228b22 /
RGB: 34,139,34
fuchsia
Hex: #ff00ff /
RGB: 255,0,255
gainsboro
Hex: #dcdcdc /
RGB: 220,220,220
ghostwhite
Hex: #f8f8ff /
RGB: 248,248,255
gold
Hex: #ffd700 /
RGB: 255,215,0
goldenrod
Hex: #daa520 /
RGB: 218,165,32
gray
Hex: #808080 /
RGB: 128,128,128
green
Hex: #008000 /
RGB: 0,128,0
greenyellow
Hex: #adff2f /
RGB: 173,255,47
grey
Hex: #808080 /
RGB: 128,128,128
honeydew
Hex: #f0fff0 /
RGB: 240,255,240
hotpink
Hex: #ff69b4 /
RGB: 255,105,180
indianred
Hex: #cd5c5c /
RGB: 205,92,92
indigo
Hex: #4b0082 /
RGB: 75,0,130
ivory
Hex: #fffff0 /
RGB: 255,255,240
khaki
Hex: #f0e68c /
RGB: 240,230,140
lavender
Hex: #e6e6fa /
RGB: 230,230,250
lavenderblush
Hex: #fff0f5 /
RGB: 255,240,245
lawngreen
Hex: #7cfc00 /
RGB: 124,252,0
lemonchiffon
Hex: #fffacd /
RGB: 255,250,205
lightblue
Hex: #add8e6 /
RGB: 173,216,230
lightcoral
Hex: #f08080 /
RGB: 240,128,128
lightcyan
Hex: #e0ffff /
RGB: 224,255,255
lightgoldenrodyellow
Hex: #fafad2 /
RGB: 250,250,210
lightgray
Hex: #d3d3d3 /
RGB: 211,211,211
lightgreen
Hex: #90ee90 /
RGB: 144,238,144
lightgrey
Hex: #d3d3d3 /
RGB: 211,211,211
lightpink
Hex: #ffb6c1 /
RGB: 255,182,193
lightsalmon
Hex: #ffa07a /
RGB: 255,160,122
lightseagreen
Hex: #20b2aa /
RGB: 32,178,170
lightskyblue
Hex: #87cefa /
RGB: 135,206,250
lightslategray
Hex: #778899 /
RGB: 119,136,153
lightslategrey
Hex: #778899 /
RGB: 119,136,153
lightsteelblue
Hex: #b0c4de /
RGB: 176,196,222
lightyellow
Hex: #ffffe0 /
RGB: 255,255,224
lime
Hex: #00ff00 /
RGB: 0,255,0
limegreen
Hex: #32cd32 /
RGB: 50,205,50
linen
Hex: #faf0e6 /
RGB: 250,240,230
magenta
Hex: #ff00ff /
RGB: 255,0,255
maroon
Hex: #800000 /
RGB: 128,0,0
mediumaquamarine
Hex: #66cdaa /
RGB: 102,205,170
mediumblue
Hex: #0000cd /
RGB: 0,0,205
mediumorchid
Hex: #ba55d3 /
RGB: 186,85,211
mediumpurple
Hex: #9370db /
RGB: 147,112,219
mediumseagreen
Hex: #3cb371 /
RGB: 60,179,113
mediumslateblue
Hex: #7b68ee /
RGB: 123,104,238
mediumspringgreen
Hex: #00fa9a /
RGB: 0,250,154
mediumturquoise
Hex: #48d1cc /
RGB: 72,209,204
mediumvioletred
Hex: #c71585 /
RGB: 199,21,133
midnightblue
Hex: #191970 /
RGB: 25,25,112
mintcream
Hex: #f5fffa /
RGB: 245,255,250
mistyrose
Hex: #ffe4e1 /
RGB: 255,228,225
moccasin
Hex: #ffe4b5 /
RGB: 255,228,181
navajowhite
Hex: #ffdead /
RGB: 255,222,173
navy
Hex: #000080 /
RGB: 0,0,128
oldlace
Hex: #fdf5e6 /
RGB: 253,245,230
olive
Hex: #808000 /
RGB: 128,128,0
olivedrab
Hex: #6b8e23 /
RGB: 107,142,35
orange
Hex: #ffa500 /
RGB: 255,165,0
orangered
Hex: #ff4500 /
RGB: 255,69,0
orchid
Hex: #da70d6 /
RGB: 218,112,214
palegoldenrod
Hex: #eee8aa /
RGB: 238,232,170
palegreen
Hex: #98fb98 /
RGB: 152,251,152
paleturquoise
Hex: #afeeee /
RGB: 175,238,238
palevioletred
Hex: #db7093 /
RGB: 219,112,147
papayawhip
Hex: #ffefd5 /
RGB: 255,239,213
peachpuff
Hex: #ffdab9 /
RGB: 255,218,185
peru
Hex: #cd853f /
RGB: 205,133,63
pink
Hex: #ffc0cb /
RGB: 255,192,203
plum
Hex: #dda0dd /
RGB: 221,160,221
powderblue
Hex: #b0e0e6 /
RGB: 176,224,230
purple
Hex: #800080 /
RGB: 128,0,128
red
Hex: #ff0000 /
RGB: 255,0,0
rosybrown
Hex: #bc8f8f /
RGB: 188,143,143
royalblue
Hex: #4169e1 /
RGB: 65,105,225
saddlebrown
Hex: #8b4513 /
RGB: 139,69,19
salmon
Hex: #fa8072 /
RGB: 250,128,114
sandybrown
Hex: #f4a460 /
RGB: 244,164,96
seagreen
Hex: #2e8b57 /
RGB: 46,139,87
seashell
Hex: #fff5ee /
RGB: 255,245,238
sienna
Hex: #a0522d /
RGB: 160,82,45
silver
Hex: #c0c0c0 /
RGB: 192,192,192
skyblue
Hex: #87ceeb /
RGB: 135,206,235
slateblue
Hex: #6a5acd /
RGB: 106,90,205
slategray
Hex: #708090 /
RGB: 112,128,144
slategrey
Hex: #708090 /
RGB: 112,128,144
snow
Hex: #fffafa /
RGB: 255,250,250
springgreen
Hex: #00ff7f /
RGB: 0,255,127
steelblue
Hex: #4682b4 /
RGB: 70,130,180
tan
Hex: #d2b48c /
RGB: 210,180,140
teal
Hex: #008080 /
RGB: 0,128,128
thistle
Hex: #d8bfd8 /
RGB: 216,191,216
tomato
Hex: #ff6347 /
RGB: 255,99,71
turquoise
Hex: #40e0d0 /
RGB: 64,224,208
violet
Hex: #ee82ee /
RGB: 238,130,238
wheat
Hex: #f5deb3 /
RGB: 245,222,179
white
Hex: #ffffff /
RGB: 255,255,255
whitesmoke
Hex: #f5f5f5 /
RGB: 245,245,245
yellow
Hex: #ffff00 /
RGB: 255,255,0
yellowgreen
Hex: #9acd32 /
RGB: 154,205,50
#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6,6}
#[0-9A-Fa-f]{8,8}
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n
In a northern
direction.
e
In an eastern
direction.
s
In a southern
direction.
w
In a western
direction.
ne
In a
north-eastern direction.
nw
In a
north-western direction.
se
In a
south-eastern direction.
sw
In a
south-western direction.
360.0
-360.0
paren
Parentheses: (
and ).
brack
Square
brackets: [ and ].
above
Above.
below
Below.
left
Left.
right
Right.
above-left
Above and left;
north-west.
above-right
Above and
right; north-east.
below-left
Below and left;
south-west.
below-right
Below and
right; south-east.
void
Unfilled
solid
Filled
top
Top half
filled
bottom
Bottom half
filled
left
Left half
filled
right
Right half
filled
\d*(\.\d+)?(pt|vu)
(pt|vu)
0+(pt|vu)
0+(\.0+)?(pt|vu)
\.0+(pt|vu)
1
9
xx-small
Smaller than
x-small.
x-small
Smaller than
small, larger than xx-small.
small
Smaller than
normal, larger than x-small.
normal
Smaller than
large, larger than small.
large
Smaller than
x-large, larger than normal.
x-large
Smaller than
xx-large, larger than large.
xx-large
Larger than
x-large.
smaller
One size
smaller than the current size.
larger
One size larger
than the current size.
italic
Text slants to
right.
normal
Unadorned.
oblique
Text slants to
the left.
bold
Bold or
heavy.
normal
Not
bold.
quarter
Filled, rotated
oval (Unicode 1D158).
half
Unfilled,
rotated oval (Unicode 1D157).
whole
Unfilled,
rotated oval (Unicode 1D15D).
backslash
Unfilled
backslash (~ reflection of Unicode 1D10D).
circle
Unfilled circle
(Unicode 25CB).
+
Plus sign
(Unicode 1D144).
diamond
Unfilled
diamond (Unicode 1D1B9).
isotriangle
Unfilled
isosceles triangle (Unicode 1D148).
oval
Unfilled,
unrotated oval (Unicode 2B2D).
piewedge
Unfilled
downward-pointing wedge (Unicode 1D154).
rectangle
Unfilled
rectangle (Unicode 25AD).
rtriangle
Unfilled right
triangle (Unicode 1D14A).
semicircle
Unfilled
semi-circle (Unicode 1D152).
slash
Unfilled slash
(~ Unicode 1D10D).
square
Unfilled square
(Unicode 1D146).
x
X (Unicode
1D143).
(#x|U\+)[A-F0-9]+
left
Left
aligned.
right
Right
aligned.
center
Centered.
justify
Left and right
aligned.
[AdMmP][0-9]+
u|d|s|n|sd|su
(\+|\-)?([AdMmP])?[0-9]+
(\+|\-)?\d+(\.\d+)?hs
[0-9.,DHMPRSTWYZ/:+\-]+
mixed|0|([1-9]|1[0-2])[f|s]
1
Single
layer.
2o
Two layers with
opposing stems.
2f
Two layers with
'floating' stems.
3o
Three layers
with opposing stems.
3f
Three layers
with 'floating' stems.
dashed
Dashed
line.
dotted
Dotted
line.
solid
Straight,
uninterrupted line.
wavy
Undulating
line.
angledown
90 degree turn
down (similar to Unicode 231D at end of line, 231C at start).
angleup
90 degree turn
up (similar to Unicode 231F at end of line, 231E at start).
angleright
90 degree turn
right (syntactic sugar for "angledown" for vertical or angled lines).
angleleft
90 degree turn
left (syntactic sugar for "angleup" for vertical or angled lines).
arrow
Filled,
triangular arrowhead (similar to Unicode U+25C0 or SMuFL U+EB78).
arrowopen
Open triangular
arrowhead (similar to Unicode U+02C3 or SMuFL U+EB8A).
arrowwhite
Unfilled,
triangular arrowhead (similar to Unicode U+25C1 or SMuFL U+EB82).
harpoonleft
Harpoon-shaped
arrowhead left of line (similar to arrowhead of Unicode U+21BD).
harpoonright
Harpoon-shaped
arrowhead right of line (similar to arrowhead of Unicode U+21BC).
H
Hauptstimme
(Unicode U+1D1A6 or SMuFL U+E860).
N
Nebenstimme
(Unicode U+1D1A7 or SMuFL U+E861).
Th
Theme (SMuFL
U+E864).
ThRetro
Theme,
retrograde (SMuFL U+E865).
ThRetroInv
Theme,
retrograde inversion (SMuFL U+E866).
ThInv
Theme, inverted
(SMuFL U+E867).
T
Theme (SMuFL
U+E868).
TInv
Theme, inverted
(SMuFL U+E869).
CH
Choralemelodie
(SMuFL U+E86A).
RH
Hauptrhythmus
(SMuFL U+E86B).
none
No start/end
symbol.
narrow
Default line
width.
medium
Twice as wide
as narrow.
wide
Twice as wide
as medium.
([0-9]+m\s*\+\s*)?[0-9]+(\.?[0-9]*)?
(\+|-)?[0-9]+m\+[0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?
(\+)?\d+(\.\d+)?(cm|mm|in|pt|pc|px|vu)?
(\+|-)?\d+(\.\d+)?(cm|mm|in|pt|pc|px|vu)?
aln
Accented lower
neighbor.
ant
Anticipation.
app
Appogiatura.
apt
Accented
passing tone.
arp
Arpeggio tone
(chordal tone).
arp7
Arpeggio tone
(7th added to the chord).
aun
Accented upper
neighbor.
chg
Changing
tone.
cln
Chromatic lower
neighbor.
ct
Chord tone
(i.e., not an embellishment).
ct7
Chord tone (7th
added to the chord).
cun
Chromatic upper
neighbor.
cup
Chromatic
unaccented passing tone.
et
Escape
tone.
ln
Lower
neighbor.
ped
Pedal
tone.
rep
Repeated
tone.
ret
Retardation.
23ret
2-3
retardation.
78ret
7-8
retardation.
sus
Suspension.
43sus
4-3
suspension.
98sus
9-8
suspension.
76sus
7-6
suspension.
un
Upper
neighbor.
un7
Upper neighbor
(7th added to the chord).
upt
Unaccented
passing tone.
upt7
Unaccented
passing tone (7th added to the chord).
C
Tempus
imperfectum.
O
Tempus
perfectum.
common
Common time;
i.e. 4/4.
cut
Cut time; i.e.
2/2.
0|([1-9]|1[0-5])o?|16o
Acoustic Grand Piano
Program
#0.
Bright Acoustic Piano
Program
#1.
Electric Grand Piano
Program
#2.
Honky-tonk Piano
Program
#3.
Electric Piano 1
Program
#4.
Electric Piano 2
Program
#5.
Harpsichord
Program
#6.
Clavi
Program
#7.
Celesta
Program
#8.
Glockenspiel
Program
#9.
Music_Box
Program
#10.
Vibraphone
Program
#11.
Marimba
Program
#12.
Xylophone
Program
#13.
Tubular Bells
Program
#14.
Dulcimer
Program
#15.
Drawbar Organ
Program
#16.
Percussive Organ
Program
#17.
Rock Organ
Program
#18.
Church Organ
Program
#19.
Reed Organ
Program
#20.
Accordion
Program
#21.
Harmonica
Program
#22.
Tango Accordion
Program
#23.
Acoustic Guitar (nylon)
Program
#24.
Acoustic Guitar (steel)
Program
#25.
Electric Guitar (jazz)
Program
#26.
Electric Guitar (clean)
Program
#27.
Electric Guitar (muted)
Program
#28.
Overdriven Guitar
Program
#29.
Distortion Guitar
Program
#30.
Guitar harmonics
Program
#31.
Acoustic Bass
Program
#32.
Electric Bass (finger)
Program
#33.
Electric Bass (pick)
Program
#34.
Fretless Bass
Program
#35.
Slap Bass 1
Program
#36.
Slap Bass 2
Program
#37.
Synth Bass 1
Program
#38.
Synth Bass 2
Program
#39.
Violin
Program
#40.
Viola
Program
#41.
Cello
Program
#42.
Contrabass
Program
#43.
Tremolo Strings
Program
#44.
Pizzicato Strings
Program
#45.
Orchestral Harp
Program
#46.
Timpani
Program
#47.
String Ensemble 1
Program
#48.
String Ensemble 2
Program
#49.
SynthStrings 1
Program
#50.
SynthStrings 2
Program
#51.
Choir Aahs
Program
#52.
Voice Oohs
Program
#53.
Synth Voice
Program
#54.
Orchestra Hit
Program
#55.
Trumpet
Program
#56.
Trombone
Program
#57.
Tuba
Program
#58.
Muted Trumpet
Program
#59.
French Horn
Program
#60.
Brass Section
Program
#61.
SynthBrass 1
Program
#62.
SynthBrass 2
Program
#63.
Soprano Sax
Program
#64.
Alto Sax
Program
#65.
Tenor Sax
Program
#66.
Baritone Sax
Program
#67.
Oboe
Program
#68.
English Horn
Program
#69.
Bassoon
Program
#70.
Clarinet
Program
#71.
Piccolo
Program
#72.
Flute
Program
#73.
Recorder
Program
#74.
Pan Flute
Program
#75.
Blown Bottle
Program
#76.
Shakuhachi
Program
#77.
Whistle
Program
#78.
Ocarina
Program
#79.
Lead 1 (square)
Program
#80.
Lead 2 (sawtooth)
Program
#81.
Lead 3 (calliope)
Program
#82.
Lead 4 (chiff)
Program
#83.
Lead 5 (charang)
Program
#84.
Lead 6 (voice)
Program
#85.
Lead 7 (fifths)
Program
#86.
Lead 8 (bass + lead)
Program
#87.
Pad 1 (new age)
Program
#88.
Pad 2 (warm)
Program
#89.
Pad 3 (polysynth)
Program
#90.
Pad 4 (choir)
Program
#91.
Pad 5 (bowed)
Program
#92.
Pad 6 (metallic)
Program
#93.
Pad 7 (halo)
Program
#94.
Pad 8 (sweep)
Program
#95.
FX 1 (rain)
Program
#96.
FX 2 (soundtrack)
Program
#97.
FX 3 (crystal)
Program
#98.
FX 4 (atmosphere)
Program
#99.
FX 5 (brightness)
Program
#100.
FX 6 (goblins)
Program
#101.
FX 7 (echoes)
Program
#102.
FX 8 (sci-fi)
Program
#103.
Sitar
Program
#104.
Banjo
Program
#105.
Shamisen
Program
#106.
Koto
Program
#107.
Kalimba
Program
#108.
Bagpipe
Program
#109.
Fiddle
Program
#110.
Shanai
Program
#111.
Tinkle Bell
Program
#112.
Agogo
Program
#113.
Steel Drums
Program
#114.
Woodblock
Program
#115.
Taiko Drum
Program
#116.
Melodic Tom
Program
#117.
Synth Drum
Program
#118.
Reverse Cymbal
Program
#119.
Guitar Fret Noise
Program
#120.
Breath Noise
Program
#121.
Seashore
Program
#122.
Bird Tweet
Program
#123.
Telephone Ring
Program
#124.
Helicopter
Program
#125.
Applause
Program
#126.
Gunshot
Program
#127.
Acoustic Bass Drum
Key
#35.
Bass Drum 1
Key
#36.
Side Stick
Key
#37.
Acoustic Snare
Key
#38.
Hand Clap
Key
#39.
Electric Snare
Key
#40.
Low Floor Tom
Key
#41.
Closed Hi Hat
Key
#42.
High Floor Tom
Key
#43.
Pedal Hi-Hat
Key
#44.
Low Tom
Key
#45.
Open Hi-Hat
Key
#46.
Low-Mid Tom
Key
#47.
Hi-Mid Tom
Key
#48.
Crash Cymbal 1
Key
#49.
High Tom
Key
#50.
Ride Cymbal 1
Key
#51.
Chinese Cymbal
Key
#52.
Ride Bell
Key
#53.
Tambourine
Key
#54.
Splash Cymbal
Key
#55.
Cowbell
Key
#56.
Crash Cymbal 2
Key
#57.
Vibraslap
Key
#58.
Ride Cymbal 2
Key
#59.
Hi Bongo
Key
#60.
Low Bongo
Key
#61.
Mute Hi Conga
Key
#62.
Open Hi Conga
Key
#63.
Low Conga
Key
#64.
High Timbale
Key
#65.
Low Timbale
Key
#66.
High Agogo
Key
#67.
Low Agogo
Key
#68.
Cabasa
Key
#69.
Maracas
Key
#70.
Short Whistle
Key
#71.
Long Whistle
Key
#72.
Short Guiro
Key
#73.
Long Guiro
Key
#74.
Claves
Key
#75.
Hi Wood Block
Key
#76.
Low Wood Block
Key
#77.
Mute Cuica
Key
#78.
Open Cuica
Key
#79.
Mute Triangle
Key
#80.
Open Triangle
Key
#81.
0|([1-9]|[1-9][0-9]|1([0-1][0-9]|2[0-7]))o?|128o
major
Major
mode.
minor
Minor
mode.
dorian
Dorian
mode.
phrygian
Phrygian
mode.
lydian
Lydian
mode.
mixolydian
Mixolydian
mode.
aeolian
Aeolian
mode.
locrian
Locrian
mode.
preceding
Temporal
predecessor of the resource.
succeeding
Temporal
successor to the resource.
original
Original form
of the resource.
host
Parent
containing the resource.
constituent
Intellectual or
physical component of the resource.
otherVersion
Version of the
resource's intellectual content not changed enough to be a different work.
otherFormat
Version of the
resource in a different physical format.
isReferencedBy
Published
bibliographic description, review, abstract, or index of the resource's
content.
references
Cited or
referred to in the resource.
botmar
At the foot of
the page.
topmar
At the top of
the page.
leftmar
At the left of
the page.
rightmar
At the right of
the page.
facing
On the
opposite, i.e. facing, page.
overleaf
On the other
side of the leaf.
end
At the end of
this division; e.g., chapter, volume, etc.
inter
Within a line
text; i.e., an insertion.
intra
Between the
lines of text, less exact than "sub" or "super".
super
Above a line of
text, more exact than "intra(linear)". Do not confuse with superscript
rendition.
sub
Below a line of
text, more exact than "intra(linear)". Do not confuse with subscript
rendition.
inspace
In a predefined
space; i.e., that left by an earlier scribe.
superimposed
Obscures
original text; e.g., via overstrike, addition of new writing surface material,
etc.
cmn
Common Music
Notation.
mensural
Mensural
notation.
mensural.black
Black mensural
notation.
mensural.white
White mensural
notation.
neume
Neumatic
notation.
tab
Tablature
notation.
slash
Slash (upper
right to lower left).
backslash
Backslash
(upper left to lower right).
vline
Vertical
line.
hline
Horizontal
line.
centerdot
Center
dot.
paren
Enclosing
parentheses.
brack
Enclosing
square brackets.
box
Enclosing
box.
circle
Enclosing
circle.
dblwhole
Enclosing
"fences".
centertext\((A|B|C|D|E|F|G)(f|♭|n|♮|s|♯)?\)
centertext\(H(s|♯)?\)
9
8|15|22
1
2
[0-9]+(\.?[0-9]*)?%
(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9])(\.[0-9]+)?|100)%
(\+|-)?(([0-9]|[1-9][0-9])(\.[0-9]+)?|100)%
11
[a-g]
[a-g]|none
Other values not permitted when 'above', 'below', 'between' or 'within' is
present.
none
No
rotation.
down
Rotated 180
degrees.
left
Rotated 270
degrees clockwise.
ne
Rotated 45
degrees clockwise.
nw
Rotated 315
degrees clockwise.
se
Rotated 135
degrees clockwise.
sw
Rotated 225
degrees clockwise.
(\^|v)?[1-7](\+|\-)?
1
6
accid
Accidentals.
annot
Annotations.
artic
Articulations.
dir
Directives.
dynam
Dynamics.
harm
Harmony
indications.
ornam
Ornaments.
sp
Spoken
text.
stageDir
Stage
directions.
tempo
Tempo
markings.
The @staff
attribute must contain 2 numerically-adjacent integer values.
Staves and
are not adjacent.
above
Above the
staff.
below
Below the
staff.
between
Between
staves.
within
Within/on the
staff.
up
Stem points
upwards.
down
Stem points
downwards.
left
Stem points
left.
right
Stem points
right.
ne
Stem points up
and right.
se
Stem points
down and right.
nw
Stem points up
and left.
sw
Stem points
down and left.
none
No
modifications to stem.
1slash
1 slash through
stem.
2slash
2 slashes
through stem.
3slash
3 slashes
through stem.
4slash
4 slashes
through stem.
5slash
5 slashes
through stem.
6slash
6 slashes
through stem.
sprech
X placed on
stem.
z
Z placed on
stem.
left
Stem attached
to left side of note head.
right
Stem attached
to right side of note head.
center
Stem is
originates from center of note head.
equal
Equal or
12-tone temperament.
just
Just
intonation.
mean
Meantone
intonation.
pythagorean
Pythagorean
tuning.
quote
Surrounded by
single quotes.
quotedbl
Surrounded by
double quotes.
italic
Italicized
(slanted to right).
oblique
Oblique
(slanted to left).
smcaps
Small
capitals.
bold
Relative font
weight.
bolder
Relative font
weight.
lighter
Relative font
weight.
box
Enclosed in
box.
circle
Enclosed in
ellipse/circle.
dbox
Enclosed in
diamond.
tbox
Enclosed in
triangle.
bslash
Struck through
by '\' (back slash).
fslash
Struck through
by '/' (forward slash).
line-through
Struck through
by '-'; may be qualified to indicate multiple parallel lines, e.g.
line-through(2).
none
Not rendered,
invisible.
overline
Line above the
text; may be qualified to indicate multiple parallel lines, e.g.
overline(3).
overstrike
Use for deleted
text fully or partially obscured by other text (such as 'XXXXX') or musical symbols (such as
notes, rests, etc.).
strike
Struck through
by '-'; equivalent to line-through; may be qualified to indicate multiple parallel lines,
e.g. strike(3).
sub
Subscript.
sup
Superscript.
superimpose
Use for added
text or musical symbols that fully or partially obscure text from an earlier writing
stage.
underline
Underlined; may
be qualified to indicate multiple parallel lines, e.g. underline(2).
x-through
Crossed-out;
equivalent to 'bslash' (\) plus 'fslash' (/); that is, a hand-written 'X'; may be qualified
to indicate multiple parallel lines, e.g. x-through(2).
ltr
Left-to-right
(BIDI embed).
rtl
Right-to-left
(BIDI embed).
lro
Left-to-right
(BIDI override).
rlo
Right-to-left
(BIDI override).
(underline|overline|line-through|strike|x-through)\(\d+\)
(letter-spacing|line-height)\((\+|-)?\d+(\.\d+)?%?\)
top
Top
aligned.
middle
Middle
aligned.
bottom
Bottom
aligned.
baseline
Baseline
aligned.
(\p{L}|\p{N}|\p{P}|\p{S})*
hasAbridgement
Target is an
abridgement, condensation, or expurgation of the current entity.
isAbridgementOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasAbridgement.
hasAdaptation
Target is an
adaptation, paraphrase, free translation, variation (music), harmonization (music), or
fantasy (music) of the current entity.
isAdaptationOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasAdaptation.
hasAlternate
Target is an
alternate format or simultaneously released edition of the current entity.
isAlternateOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasAlternate.
hasArrangement
Target is an
arrangement (music) of the current entity.
isArrangementOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasArrangement.
hasComplement
Target is a
cadenza, libretto, choreography, ending for unfinished work, incidental music, or musical
setting of a text of the current entity.
isComplementOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasComplement.
hasEmbodiment
Target is a
physical embodiment of the current abstract entity; describes the
expression-to-manifestation relationship.
isEmbodimentOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasEmbodiment.
hasExemplar
Target is an
exemplar of the class of things represented by the current entity; describes the
manifestation-to-item relationship.
isExemplarOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasExamplar.
hasImitation
Target is a
parody, imitation, or travesty of the current entity.
isImitationOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasImitation.
hasPart
Target is a
chapter, section, part, etc.; volume of a multivolume manifestation; volume/issue of serial;
intellectual part of a multi-part work; illustration for a text; sound aspect of a film;
soundtrack for a film on separate medium; soundtrack for a film embedded in film; monograph
in a series; physical component of a particular copy; the binding of a book of the current
entity.
isPartOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasPart.
hasRealization
Target is a
realization of the current entity; describes the work-to-expression
relationship.
isRealizationOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasRealization.
hasReconfiguration
Target has been
reconfigured: bound with, split into, extracted from the current entity.
isReconfigurationOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasReconfiguration.
hasReproduction
Target is a
reproduction, microreproduction, macroreproduction, reprint, photo-offset reprint, or
facsimile of the current entity.
isReproductionOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasReproduction.
hasRevision
Target is a
revised edition, enlarged edition, or new state (graphic) of the current
entity.
isRevisionOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasRevision.
hasSuccessor
Target is a
sequel or succeeding work of the current entity.
isSuccessorOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasSuccessor.
hasSummarization
Target is a
digest or abstract of the current entity.
isSummarizationOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasSummarization.
hasSupplement
Target is an
index, concordance, teacher's guide, gloss, supplement, or appendix of the current
entity.
isSupplementOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasSupplement.
hasTransformation
Target is a
dramatization, novelization, versification, or screenplay of the current
entity.
isTransformationOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasTransformation.
hasTranslation
Target is a
literal translation or transcription (music) of the current entity.
isTranslationOf
Reciprocal
relationship of hasTranslation.
byte
Bytes.
smil
Synchronized
Multimedia Integration Language.
midi
MIDI
clicks.
mmc
MIDI machine
code.
mtc
MIDI time
code.
smpte-25
SMPTE 25
EBU.
smpte-24
SMPTE 24 Film
Sync.
smpte-df30
SMPTE 30
Drop.
smpte-ndf30
SMPTE 30
Non-Drop.
smpte-df29.97
SMPTE 29.97
Drop.
smpte-ndf29.97
SMPTE 29.97
Non-Drop.
tcf
AES Time-code
character format.
time
ISO 24-hour
time format: HH:MM:SS.ss.
Contains
classification of the notation contained or described by the element bearing this
attribute.
Provides any
sub-classification of the notation contained or described by the element, additional to
that given by its notationtype attribute.
An element with a notationsubtype attribute must have a
notationtype attribute.
Indicates to
what degree the harmonic label is supported by the notation.
explicit
The
notation contains all the notes necessary for the harmonic label, e.g., the notes "D F♯
A" for the harmonic label "D".
implied
The
harmonic label relies on notes implied, but not actually present, in the notation, e.g.,
the notes "D F♯ C" for the harmonic label "D7". The note "A" is missing from the
notation, but can be implied.
Captures
scale degree information using Humdrum **deg syntax -- an optional indicator of melodic
approach (^ = ascending approach, v = descending approach), a scale degree value (1 =
tonic ... 7 = leading tone), and an optional indication of chromatic alteration, "1",
"v7", "^1", or "v5+", for example. The amount of chromatic alternation is not
indicated.
Encodes the
harmonic interval between pitches occurring at the same time.
Encodes the
melodic interval from the previous pitch. The value may be a general directional
indication (u, d, s, etc.), an indication of diatonic interval direction, quality, and
size, or a precise numeric value in half steps.
Indicates
major, minor, or other tonality.
Contains an
accidental for the tonic key, if one is required, e.g., if key.pname equals 'c' and
key.accid equals 's', then a tonic of C# is indicated.
Indicates
major, minor, or other tonality.
Holds the
pitch name of the tonic key, e.g. 'c' for the key of C.
Describes
melodic function using Humdrum **embel syntax.
Holds pitch
class information.
Contains
sol-fa designation, e.g., do, re, mi, etc., in either a fixed or movable Do
system.
(MEI corpus) –
A group of related MEI documents, consisting of a header for the group, and one or more mei
elements, each with its own complete header.
Classifies
the cause for the variant reading, according to any appropriate typology of possible
origins.
(apparatus) –
Contains one or more alternative encodings.
(lemma) –
Contains the lemma, or base text, of a textual variation.
(reading) –
Contains a single reading within a textual variation.
(speech) –
Contains an individual speech in a performance text.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
Must not have any of the attributes: startid, endid, tstamp, tstamp2, tstamp.ges,
tstamp.real, startho, endho, to, startto, endto, staff, layer, place, or
plist.
(stage
direction) – Contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or
fragment.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
Must not have any of the attributes: startid, endid, tstamp, tstamp2, tstamp.ges,
tstamp.real, startho, endho, to, startto, endto, staff, layer, place, or
plist.
Signifies the
causative agent of damage, illegibility, or other loss of original text.
Holds a short
phrase describing the reason for missing textual material (gap), why material is supplied
(supplied), or why transcription is difficult (unclear).
(abbreviation)
– A generic element for 1) a shortened form of a word, including an acronym or 2) a
shorthand notation.
Records the
expansion of a text abbreviation.
(addition) –
Marks an addition to the text.
Location of
the addition.
Groups a number
of alternative encodings for the same point in a text.
(correction) –
Contains the correct form of an apparent erroneous passage.
(copy/colla
parte mark) – A verbal or graphical indication to copy musical material written
elsewhere.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real
Must have one of the attributes:
dur, dur.ges, endid, or tstamp2
Contains an
area of damage to the physical medium.
Records the
degree of damage.
(deletion) –
Contains information deleted, marked as deleted, or otherwise indicated as superfluous or
spurious in the copy text by an author, scribe, annotator, or corrector.
(expansion) –
Contains the expansion of an abbreviation.
Captures
the abbreviated form of the text.
Indicates a
point where material has been omitted in a transcription, whether as part of sampling
practice or for editorial reasons described in the MEI header.
Marks the
beginning of a passage written in a new hand, or of a change in the scribe, writing style,
ink or character of the document hand.
Describes
the character of the new hand.
Identifies
the new hand. The value must contain the ID of a hand element given elsewhere in the
document.
@new attribute should have
content.
The
value in @new should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a hand element.
Identifies
the old hand. The value must contain the ID of a hand element given elsewhere in the
document.
@old attribute should have
content.
The
value in @old should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a hand element.
A graphical or
textual statement with additional / explanatory information about the musical text. The
textual consequences of this intervention are encoded independently via other means; that
is, with elements such as <add>, <del>, etc.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real
Describes
the purpose of the metaMark. Suggested values include: 1] confirmation; 2] addition; 3]
deletion; 4] substitution; 5] clarification; 6] question; 7] investigation; 8]
restoration; 9] navigation
confirmation
confirmation of a previous textual decision; i.e., cancellation of a deleted passage
in a different writing medium.
addition
denoted
material is to be inserted in the musical text.
deletion
denoted
material is no longer part of the musical text.
substitution
denoted
material is replaced, either by the musical text pointed at with the @target attribute
or the musical content of the metaMark element itself.
clarification
attempt
to clarify a potentially illegible or otherwise unclear part of the musical
text.
question
marks a
section of the musical text which is to be considered further.
investigation
marks a
section of the musical text as an investigation of the consequences of certain
compositional decisions or potential alternatives.
restoration
declares
a formerly cancelled part of the musical text as valid again.
navigation
clarification of the reading order of the musical text.
(original) –
Contains material which is marked as following the original, rather than being normalized or
corrected.
(regularization) – Contains material which has been regularized or normalized in some
sense.
Indicates
restoration of material to an earlier state by cancellation of an editorial or authorial
marking or instruction.
Provides a
description of the means of restoration, 'stet' or 'strike-down', for
example.
Contains
apparently incorrect or inaccurate material.
(substitution)
– Groups transcriptional elements when the combination is to be regarded as a single
intervention in the text.
Contains
material supplied by the transcriber or editor for any reason.
Contains
material that cannot be transcribed with certainty because it is illegible or inaudible in
the source.
A name or
label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the value of glyph.name or
glyph.num is taken. Suggested values include: 1] smufl
smufl
Standard
Music Font Layout.
Glyph
name.
@glyph.name attribute should
have content.
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.
SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
The
web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the value of glyph.name or
glyph.num is taken.
Permits the
current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone which corresponds to
it.
@facs attribute should have
content.
Each value in @facs should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a surface or zone
element.
Contains a
representation of a written source in the form of a set of images rather than as transcribed
or encoded text.
Defines a
writing surface in terms of a rectangular coordinate space, optionally grouping one or more
graphic representations of that space, and rectangular zones of interest within
it.
Defines an area
of interest within a surface or graphic file.
The number of
columns spanned by this cell.
The number of
rows spanned by this cell.
(figure) –
Groups elements representing or containing graphic information such as an illustration or
figure.
(figure
description) – Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or content of a graphic
figure, for use when documenting an image without displaying it.
Indicates the
location of an inline graphic.
Graphic child of zone should not have
children.
Graphic should have either a
startid attribute or ulx and uly attributes.
Graphic should not have @ulx or @uly
attributes.
Graphic should not have @ho or @vo
attributes.
Indicates
the upper-left corner x coordinate.
Indicates
the upper-left corner y coordinate.
Contains text
displayed in tabular form.
(table data) –
Designates a table cell that contains data as opposed to a cell that contains column or row
heading information.
(table header)
– Designates a table cell containing column or row heading information as opposed to one
containing data.
(table row) – A
formatting element that contains one or more cells (intersection of a row and a column) in a
table.
Intellectual or
artistic realization of a work.
Gathers
bibliographic expression entities.
Single instance
or exemplar of a source/manifestation.
Gathers
bibliographic item entities.
A bibliographic
description of a physical embodiment of an expression of a work.
Item children are not permitted when @singleton
equals "true".
A container for
the descriptions of physical embodiments of an expression of a work.
The @instant
attribute is syntactic sugar for classifying a scribal intervention as an ad-hoc
modification; that is, one which does not interrupt the writing process.
unknown
Points to the
genetic state that results from this modification.
@state attribute should have
content.
The
value in @state should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a genState
element.
(genetic
description) - Bundles information about the textual development of a
work.
When set to
"true" the child elements are known to be in chronological order. When set to "false" or
when not provided, the order of child elements is unknown.
Describes a
distinctive state in the textual development of a work.
Records the
performed pitch inflection.
The value of @accid.ges should not
duplicate the value of @accid.
Records
performed articulation that differs from the written value.
Indicates
that the performance of the next musical division should begin immediately following this
one.
Records
performed duration information that differs from the written duration.
Number of
dots required for a gestural duration when different from that of the written
duration.
Duration as a
count of units provided in the time signature denominator.
\d+(\.\d+)?
Duration
recorded as pulses-per-quarter note, e.g. MIDI clicks or MusicXML
divisions.
Duration in
seconds, e.g. '1.732'.
\d+(\.\d+)?
Duration as
an optionally dotted Humdrum *recip value.
\d+(\.)*
Records
performed octave information that differs from the written value.
Contains a
performed pitch name that differs from the written value.
Holds a
pitch-to-number mapping, a base-40 or MIDI note number, for example.
Indicates an
extreme, indefinite performed pitch.
highest
Highest
note the performer can play.
lowest
Lowest note
the performer can play.
Records
performed octave information that differs from the written value.
Contains a
performed pitch name that differs from the written value.
Holds a
pitch-to-number mapping, a base-40 or MIDI note number, for example.
When the @extremis attribute is used, the
@pname.ges and @oct.ges attributes are not allowed.
Holds the
pitch name of a tuning reference pitch.
Holds a value
for cycles per second, i.e., Hertz, for a tuning reference pitch.
Provides an
indication of the tuning system, 'just', for example.
Indicates
that the performance of the next section should begin immediately following this
one.
The lateral
or left-to-right plane.
The
above-to-below axis.
Encodes the
onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in
the written time signature.
Records the
onset time in terms of ISO time.
Encodes the
ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending
measure.
Records the
ending point of an event in terms of ISO time.
Contains a
reference to a chordDef element elsewhere in the document.
@chordref attribute should
have content.
The
value in @chordref should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a chordDef
element.
(chord
definition) – Chord tablature definition.
An individual
pitch in a chord defined by a chordDef element.
Chord/tablature
look-up table.
(figure) –
Single element of a figured bass indication.
(figured bass)
– Symbols added to a bass line that indicate harmony. Used to improvise a chordal
accompaniment. Sometimes called Generalbass, thoroughbass, or basso
continuo.
(harmony) – An
indication of harmony, e.g., chord names, tablature grids, harmonic analysis, figured
bass.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
A reference
to a surface element positioned on the outer recto side of a (folded)
sheet.
A reference
to a surface element positioned on the inner verso side of a (folded)
sheet.
A reference
to a surface element positioned on the inner recto side of a (folded)
sheet.
A reference
to a surface element positioned on the outer verso side of a (folded)
sheet.
A reference
to a surface element positioned on the recto side of the sheet.
A reference
to a surface element positioned on the verso side of the sheet.
a
Language
material.
c
Notated
music.
d
Manuscript
notated music.
e
Non-manuscript cartographic material.
f
Manuscript
cartographic material.
g
Projected
medium.
i
Nonmusical
sound recording.
j
Musical
sound recording.
k
Two-dimensional nonprojectable graphic.
m
Computer
file.
o
Kit.
p
Mixed
materials.
r
Three-dimensional artifact or naturally occurring object.
t
Manuscript
language material.
Indicates the
method employed to mark corrections and normalizations.
silent
Corrections
and normalizations made silently.
tags
Corrections
and normalizations indicated using elements.
Container for
intellectual or physical component parts of a bibliographic entity.
Only child elements of the same name as the parent of the componentList are
allowed.
When any child
element has a comptype attribute, it is recommended that comptype appear on all child
elements.
(access
restriction) – Describes the conditions that affect the accessibility of
material.
Records
information concerning the process by which an item was acquired by the holding
institution.
(alternative
identifier) – May contain a bibliographic identifier that does not fit within the meiHead
element's id attribute, for example because the identifier does not fit the definition of an
XML id or because multiple identifiers are needed.
(application
information) – Groups information about applications which have acted upon the MEI
file.
Provides
information about an application which has acted upon the current
document.
Supplies a
version number for an application, independent of its identifier or display
name.
Documents the
usage of a specific attribute of the element.
@context attribute should
contain an XPath expression.
Name of the
attribute.
Circumstances in which the element appears, an XPath expression.
Defines the
class of user for which the work is intended, as defined by age group (e.g., children, young
adults, adults, etc.), educational level (e.g., primary, secondary, etc.), or other
categorization.
Groups elements
that describe the availability of and access to a bibliographic item, including an
MEI-encoded document.
Describes a
folded sheet of paper.
Contains the
primary statement of responsibility given for a work on its title page.
(capture mode)
– The means used to record notation, sound, or images in the production of a
source/manifestation (e.g., analogue, acoustic, electric, digital, optical
etc.).
(carrier form)
– The specific class of material to which the physical carrier of the source/manifestation
belongs (e.g., sound cassette, videodisc, microfilm cartridge, transparency, etc.). The
carrier for a manifestation comprising multiple physical components may include more than
one form (e.g., a filmstrip with an accompanying booklet, a separate sound disc carrying the
sound track for a film, etc.).
Contains an
individual descriptive category in a user-defined taxonomy, possibly nested within a
superordinate category.
To be addressable, the category element must
have an xml:id attribute.
(category
relationship) – Contains the name of a related category.
Provides a
description of the relationship between the current and the target
categories.
broader
Category to
which the current category is hierarchically subordinate.
narrower
Category
which is hierarchically subordinate to the current category.
related
Category
that is associatively but not hierarchically linked to the current
category.
usefor
Non-preferred category; often a synonym or near-synonym for the preferred category
label.
Individual
change within the revision description.
The date of the change must be recorded in an
isodate attribute or date element.
It is recommended that the agent responsible for the change be recorded
in a resp attribute or in a name, corpName, or persName element in the respStmt
element.
(change
description) – Description of a revision of the MEI file.
Groups
information which describes the nature or topic of an entity.
Groups
information which describes the nature or topic of an entity.
The physical
condition of an item, particularly any variances between the physical make-up of the item
and that of other copies of the same item (e.g., missing pages or plates, brittleness, faded
images, etc.).
Contains a
single entry within a content description element.
List of the
material contained within a resource.
When labels
are used, usually each content item has one.
The historical,
social, intellectual, artistic, or other context within which the work was originally
conceived (e.g., the 17th century restoration of the monarchy in England, the aesthetic
movement of the late 19th century, etc.) or the historical, social, intellectual, artistic,
or other context within which the expression was realized.
States how and
under what circumstances corrections have been made in the text.
Indicates
the degree of correction applied to the text.
high
The text
has been thoroughly checked and proofread.
medium
The text
has been checked at least once.
low
The text
has not been checked.
unknown
The
correction status of the text is unknown.
A cutout is a
section of a document sheet that has been removed and is now missing.
Describes the
position of the cutout on the parent folium / bifolium.
outer.recto
removed
from outer recto side of bifolium.
inner.verso
removed
from inner verso side of bifolium.
inner.recto
removed
from inner recto side of bifolium.
outer.verso
removed
from outer verso side of bifolium.
recto
removed
from recto side of folium.
verso
removed
from verso side of folium.
Describes
the method of removing the cutout. Suggested values include: 1] cut; 2]
rip
cut
section
is cleanly cut by a knife, scissor or other sharp blade.
rip
section
is ripped off the page, leaving a rough edge.
Contains a
dedicatory statement.
(domains
declaration) – Indicates which domains are included in the encoding.
(edition
statement) – Container for meta-data pertaining to a particular edition of the material
being described.
(editorial
declaration) – Used to provide details of editorial principles and practices applied during
the encoding of musical text.
(encoding
description) – Documents the relationship between an electronic file and the source or
sources from which it was derived as well as applications used in the encoding/editing
process.
(exhibition
history) – A record of public exhibitions, including dates, venues, etc.
(extended
metadata) – Provides a container element for non-MEI metadata formats.
(file
characteristics) – Standards or schemes used to encode the file (e.g., ASCII, SGML, etc.),
physical characteristics of the file (e.g., recording density, parity, blocking, etc.), and
other characteristics that have a bearing on how the file can be
processed.
(file
description) – Contains a full bibliographic description of the MEI file.
Contains a
string that uniquely identifies an item, such as those constructed by combining groups of
characters transcribed from specified pages of a printed item or a file's
checksum.
Describes the
order of folia and bifolia making up the text block of a manuscript or
print.
Describes a
single leaf of paper.
Defines a
distinct scribe or handwriting style.
Marks this
hand as the first one of the document.
Container for
one or more hand elements.
When labels are used,
usually each hand has one.
Provides a
container for information about the history of a resource other than the circumstances of
its creation.
The acquisition and provenance
elements are not permitted in the work or expression context.
Incipit coded
in a non-XML, plain text format, such as Plaine & Easie Code.
incipCode must have a form or mimetype
attribute.
Form of the
encoded incipit. Suggested values include: 1] plaineAndEasie; 2] humdrumKern; 3]
parsons
plaineAndEasie
Plaine
& Easie Code.
humdrumKern
Humdrum
Kern format.
parsons
Parsons
code.
Opening words
of a musical composition.
An inscription
added to an item, such as a bookplate, a note designating the item as a gift, and/or the
author's signature.
Describes the
scope of any analytic or interpretive information added to the transcription of the
music.
Key captures
information about tonal center and mode.
Indicates
major, minor, or other tonality.
Description of
a language used in the document.
(language
usage) – Groups elements describing the languages, sub-languages, dialects, etc.,
represented within the encoded resource.
(MEI header) –
Supplies the descriptive and declarative metadata prefixed to every MEI-conformant
text.
The meiHead type attribute can have the value 'music'
only when the document element is "mei".
The meiHead type attribute can have the value
'corpus' only when the document element is "meiCorpus".
The meiHead type attribute can have the value
'independent' only when the document element is "meiHead".
Specifies
the kind of document to which the header is attached, for example whether it is a corpus
or individual text.
music
Header is
attached to a music document.
corpus
Header is
attached to a corpus.
independent
Header is
independent; i.e., not attached to either a music or a corpus
document.
Captures
information about mensuration within bibliographic descriptions.
Captures
information about the time signature within bibliographic descriptions.
Supplies the
formal name of the namespace to which the elements documented by its children
belong.
Formal
namespace identifier; that is, a uniform resource identifier (URI).
Prefix
associated with the formal identifier.
Indicates the
extent of normalization or regularization of the original source carried out in converting
it to electronic form.
(notes
statement)– Collects any notes providing information about a text additional to that
recorded in other parts of the bibliographic description.
(other
distinguishing characteristic) – Any characteristic that serves to differentiate a work or
expression from another.
Describes a
physical writing surface attached to the original document.
The allowed positions of a patch depend on its parent element.
A patch element must contain either a folium
or a bifolium element.
Describes the
position of the patch on the parent folium / bifolium.
outer.recto
patch
attached to outer recto side of bifolium.
inner.verso
patch
attached to inner verso side of bifolium.
inner.recto
patch
attached to inner recto side of bifolium.
outer.verso
patch
attached to outer verso side of bifolium.
recto
patch
attached to recto side of folium.
verso
patch
attached to verso side of folium.
Describes
the method of attachment of the patch. Suggested values include: 1] glue; 2] thread; 3]
needle; 4] tape; 5] staple
glue
patch is
glued on surface beneath.
thread
patch is
sewn on surface beneath.
needle
patch is
pinned to the surface beneath.
tape
patch is
taped on surface beneath using an adhesive strip.
staple
patch is
attached on surface beneath using a staple.
(performance
duration) – Used to express the duration of performance of printed or manuscript music or
the playing time for a sound recording, videorecording, etc.
Holds a W3C
duration value, e.g., "PT2H34M45.67S".
(performance
medium) – Indicates the number and character of the performing forces used in a musical
composition.
(performance
resource) – Name of an instrument on which a performer plays, a performer's voice range, or
a standard performing ensemble designation.
Indicates
the number of performers.
Marks this
instrument or vocal part as a soloist. Do not use this attribute for a solo instrument
which is not accompanied.
Several
instrumental or vocal resources treated as a group.
Indicates
the number of performers.
(physical
description) – Container for information about the appearance, construction, or handling of
physical materials, such as their dimension, quantity, color, style, and technique of
creation.
(physical
medium) – Records the physical materials used in the source, such as ink and
paper.
(plate number)
– Designation assigned to a resource by a music publisher, usually printed at the bottom of
each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page.
Playing speed
for a sound recording is the speed at which the carrier must be operated to produce the
sound intended (e.g., 33 1/3 rpm, 19 cm/s, etc.).
The cost of
access to a bibliographic item.
Numeric
value capturing a cost. Can only be interpreted in combination with the currency
attribute.
[0-9]+\.[0-9]{2}
Monetary
unit.
(project
description) – Project-level meta-data describing the aim or purpose for which the
electronic file was encoded, funding agencies, etc. together with any other relevant
information concerning the process by which it was assembled or collected.
The record of
ownership or custodianship of an item.
(publication
statement) – Container for information regarding the publication or distribution of a
bibliographic item, including the publisher's name and address, the date of publication, and
other relevant details.
(revision
description) – Container for information about alterations that have been made to an MEI
file.
(sampling
declaration) – Contains a prose description of the rationale and methods used in sampling
texts in the creation of a corpus or collection.
Describes the
type of score used to represent a musical composition (e.g., short score, full score,
condensed score, close score, etc.).
Describes the
principles according to which the musical text has been segmented, for example into
movements, sections, etc.
(series
statement) – Groups information about the series, if any, to which a publication
belongs.
(sound
channels) – Reflects the number of apparent sound channels in the playback of a recording
(monaural, stereophonic, quadraphonic, etc.).
Records the
channel configuration in numeric form.
A bibliographic
description of a source used in the creation of the electronic file.
@target attribute should
have content.
Each value in @target should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a source or
manifestation element or be an external URI.
(source
description) – A container for the descriptions of the source(s) used in the creation of the
electronic file.
(special
reproduction characteristic) – The equalization system, noise reduction system, etc. used in
making the recording (e.g., NAB, DBX, Dolby, etc.).
(standard
values) – Specifies the format used when standardized date or number values are
supplied.
(system
requirements) – System requirements for using the electronic item.
(tagging
declaration) – Provides detailed information about the tagging applied to a
document.
Documents the
usage of a specific element within the document.
@context attribute should
contain an XPath expression.
Name of the
element.
Circumstances in which the element appears, an XPath expression.
Number of
occurrences in the defined context.
Number of
occurrences in the defined context that have an xml:id attribute.
Defines a
typology either implicitly, by means of a bibliographic citation, or explicitly by a
structured taxonomy.
Collection of
text phrases which describe a resource.
When labels are used,
usually each term has one.
(title
statement) – Container for title and responsibility meta-data.
(track
configuration) – Number of physical/input tracks on a sound medium (e.g., eight track,
twelve track).
Records the
track configuration in numeric form.
(treatment
history) – A record of the treatment the item has undergone (e.g., de-acidification,
restoration, etc.).
(treatment
scheduled) – Scheduled treatment, e.g. de-acidification, restoration, etc., for an
item.
(unpublished) –
Used to explicitly indicate that a bibliographic resource is unpublished.
(usage
restrictions) – Container for information about the conditions that affect use of a
bibliographic item after access has been granted.
Contains a
description of a watermark or similar device.
Provides 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).
(work list) –
Grouping mechanism for information describing non-bibliographic aspects of a
text.
Recurring
lyrics, especially at the end of each verse or stanza of a poem or song lyrics; a
chorus.
Division of a
poem or song lyrics, sometimes having a fixed length, meter or rhyme scheme; a
stanza.
Sung text for a
specific iteration of a repeated section of music.
Records a
MIDI channel value.
Specifies the
'on' part of the duty cycle as a percentage of a note's duration.
Sets the MIDI
port value.
Sets the MIDI
track.
Provides a
way of pointing to a MIDI instrument definition. It must contain the ID of an instrDef
element elsewhere in the document.
@instr attribute should have
content.
The
value in @instr should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an instrDef
element.
Captures the
General MIDI instrument number. Use an integer for a 0-based value. An integer preceded by
"in" indicates a 1-based value.
Provides a
General MIDI label for the MIDI instrument.
Sets the
instrument's position in a stereo field. MIDI values of 0 and 1 both pan left, 127 or 128
pans right, and 63 or 64 pans to the center. Positve percentage values pan to the right,
negative ones to the left. 0% is centered.
Records a
non-General MIDI patch/instrument name.
Records a
non-General MIDI patch/instrument number.
Sets the
instrument's volume.
Only one of @midi.instrname and @midi.instrnum
allowed.
Only one of @midi.patchname and @midi.patchnum
allowed.
MIDI number in
the range set by data.MIDIVALUE.
Captures the
number of *quarter notes* per minute. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note,
*not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*.
Records the
number of microseconds per *quarter note*. In MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter
note, *not the numerator of the time signature or the metronomic indication*. At 120
quarter notes per minute, each quarter note will last 500,000
microseconds.
MIDI
number.
MIDI
number.
MIDI
Note-on/off velocity.
Indicates the
number of pulses (sometimes referred to as ticks or divisions) per quarter note. Unlike
MIDI, MEI permits different values for a score and individual staves.
(control
change) – MIDI parameter/control change.
(channel) –
MIDI channel assignment.
MIDI number
in the range set by data.MIDICHANNEL.
(channel
pressure) – MIDI channel pressure/after touch.
MIDI cue
point.
Arbitrary MIDI
data in hexadecimal form.
(instrument
definition) – MIDI instrument declaration.
(instrument
group) – Collects MIDI instrument definitions.
MIDI marker
meta-event.
MIDI text
meta-event.
Container for
elements that contain information useful when generating MIDI output.
MIDI note-off
event.
MIDI note-on
event.
MIDI
port.
(program) –
MIDI program change.
(sequence
number) – MIDI sequence number.
Number in the
range 0-65535.
65535
(track name) –
MIDI track/sequence name.
(velocity) –
MIDI Note-on/off velocity.
Indicates
whether this is note-on or note-off velocity data.
on
Note-on
velocity.
off
Note-off
velocity.
constituent
A physical
and logical part of entity.
boundwith
A physical,
but not logical component of the entity, usually included as part of the binding
process.
separated
A logical
component of the entity physically held elsewhere.
The comptype attribute may occur on
only when it is a descendant of a
componentList.
Holds a
description of any additional material bound with an item, such as non-contemporaneous
documents or fragments.
(addition
description) – Provides a description of significant additions found within an item, such as
marginalia or other annotations.
(binding) –
Contains a description of one binding, i.e. type of covering, boards, etc. applied to an
item.
(binding
description) – Describes the present and former bindings of an item.
Describes the
system used to ensure correct ordering of the quires making up an item, typically by means
of annotations at the foot of the page.
Records a
description of how the leaves or bifolia of an item are physically
arranged.
Contains a
statement providing information regarding the date, place, agency, or reason for production
of the item.
(decoration
description) – Contains a description of the decoration of an item.
(decoration
note) – Contains a description of one or more decorative features of an
item.
Contains the
explicit of a manuscript item; that is, the closing words of the text proper, exclusive of
any rubric or colophon which might follow it.
Describes the
numbering system or systems used to count the leaves or pages in a codex.
Contains a
heraldic formula or phrase, typically found as part of a blazon, coat of arms,
etc.
Describes how
text is laid out on the page, including information about any ruling, pricking, or other
evidence of page-preparation techniques.
Specifies
the number of columns per page.
Specifies
the number of ruled text lines per column.
Specifies
the number of written text lines per column.
Specifies
the number of ruled staves per column.
Specifies
the number of written staves per column.
(layout
description) – Collects layout descriptions.
Defines a
location within a manuscript or manuscript component, usually as a (possibly discontinuous)
sequence of folio references.
Identifies
the foliation scheme in terms of which the location is being specified by pointing to
some foliation element defining it, or to some other equivalent
resource.
Specifies
the starting point of the location in a normalized form.
Specifies
the end-point of the location in a normalized form.
(locus group) –
Groups locations which together form a distinct but discontinuous item within a manuscript
or manuscript part, according to a specific foliation.
Identifies
the foliation scheme in terms of which the location is being specified by pointing to
some foliation element defining it, or to some other equivalent
resource.
Contains a
string of words through which a manuscript signals the beginning or end of a text division,
often with an assertion as to its author and title, which is in some way set off from the
text itself, usually in red ink, or by use of different size or type of script, or some
other such visual device.
initial
Signals
beginning of a text division.
final
Makrs the
end of a text division.
(script
description) – Contains a description of the letters or characters used in an autographic
item.
(script note) –
Describes a particular script distinguished within the description of an autographic
item.
A single seal
or similar attachment.
(seal
description) – Describes the seals or similar external attachments applied to an
item.
(second folio)
– Marks the word or words taken from a fixed point in a codex (typically the beginning of
the second leaf) in order to provide a unique identifier for the item.
Provides a
description of the leaf or quire signatures found within a codex.
Contains a word
or phrase describing an official mark indicating ownership, genuineness, validity,
etc.
Provides a
description of the physical support material of a written item.
(support
description) – Groups elements describing the physical support material of an
item.
Short,
project-defined name for the material composing the majority of the support. Suggested
values include: 1] paper; 2] parch; 3] mixed
paper
Paper.
parch
Parchment.
mixed
Mixed
materials.
(type
description) – Contains a description of the typefaces or other aspects of the printing of a
printed source.
(type note) –
Describes a particular font or other significant typographic feature of a printed
resource.
(additional
name) – Contains an additional name component, such as a nickname, epithet, or alias, or any
other descriptive phrase used within a personal name.
Contains the
name of a geopolitical unit consisting of two or more nation states or
countries.
(corporate
name) – Identifies an organization or group of people that acts as a single
entity.
Contains 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.
Contains the
name of any kind of subdivision of a settlement, such as a parish, ward, or other
administrative or geographic unit.
(family name) –
Contains a family (inherited) name, as opposed to a given, baptismal, or nick
name.
Contains a
forename, given or baptismal name.
(generational
name component) – Contains a name component used to distinguish otherwise similar names on
the basis of the relative ages or generations of the persons named.
(geographical
feature name) – Contains a common noun identifying a geographical feature.
(geographic
name) – The proper noun designation for a place, natural feature, or political
jurisdiction.
(name link) –
Contains a connecting phrase or link used within a name but not regarded as part of it, such
as "van der" or "of", "from", etc.
(period name) –
A label that describes a period of time, such as 'Baroque' or '3rd Style
period'.
(personal name)
– Designation for an individual, including any or all of that individual's forenames,
surnames, honorific titles, and added names.
(postal box or
post office box) contains a number or other identifier for some postal delivery point other
than a street address.
(postal code)
contains a numerical or alphanumeric code used as part of a postal address to simplify
sorting or delivery of mail.
Contains the
name of an administrative unit such as a state, province, or county, larger than a
settlement, but smaller than a country.
(role name) –
Contains a name component which indicates that the referent has a particular role or
position in society, such as an official title or rank.
Contains the
name of a settlement such as a city, town, or village identified as a single geopolitical or
administrative unit.
full 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.
(style name) –
A label for a characteristic style of writing or performance, such as 'bebop' or
'rock-n-roll'.
Captures
written octave information.
9
unknown
Contains a
written pitch name.
[a-g]|unknown
Connection to
the previous component within the same neume; this attribute should not be used for the
first component of a neume.
g
Gapped; not
connected.
l
Looped.
e
Extended.
Records
direction of curvature.
a
Anti-clockwise curvature.
c
Clockwise
curvature.
Pen stroke
has an extension; specific to Hispanic notation.
Indicates
participation in a ligature.
Length of the
pen stroke relative to the previous component within the same neume; this attribute should
not be used for the first component of a neume.
l
Longer.
s
Shorter.
Direction of
the initial direction for an s-shaped pen stroke; i.e., "w" for the standard letter S, "e"
for its mirror image, "s" for the letter S turned 90-degrees anti-clockwise, and "n" for
its mirror image.
Direction of
the pen stroke.
Episema.
Hispanic
tick.
Liquescent.
Sign
representing a single pitched event, although the exact pitch may not be
known.
Designation
which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification
scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. Suggested values include: 1]
apostropha; 2] bistropha; 3] climacus; 4] clivis; 5] oriscus; 6] pes; 7] pessubpunctis;
8] porrectus; 9] porrectusflexus; 10] pressusmaior; 11] pressusmaior; 12] pressusminor;
13] pressusminor; 14] punctum; 15] quilisma; 16] scandicus; 17] strophicus; 18]
torculus; 19] torculusresupinus; 20] tristropha; 21] virga; 22]
virgastrata
apostropha
bistropha
climacus
clivis
oriscus
pes
pessubpunctis
porrectus
porrectusflexus
pressusmaior
pressusmaior
pressusminor
pressusminor
punctum
quilisma
scandicus
strophicus
torculus
torculusresupinus
tristropha
virga
virgastrata
Collection of
one or more neume components.
Sign
representing one or more musical pitches.
Designation
which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification
scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. Suggested values include: 1]
apostropha; 2] bistropha; 3] climacus; 4] clivis; 5] oriscus; 6] pes; 7] pessubpunctis;
8] porrectus; 9] porrectusflexus; 10] pressusmaior; 11] pressusmaior; 12] pressusminor;
13] pressusminor; 14] punctum; 15] quilisma; 16] scandicus; 17] strophicus; 18]
torculus; 19] torculusresupinus; 20] tristropha; 21] virga; 22]
virgastrata
apostropha
bistropha
climacus
clivis
oriscus
pes
pessubpunctis
porrectus
porrectusflexus
pressusmaior
pressusmaior
pressusminor
pressusminor
punctum
quilisma
scandicus
strophicus
torculus
torculusresupinus
tristropha
virga
virgastrata
Oriscus.
Quilisma.
Significantive
letter(s).
Strophicus.
Neume notation
can be thought of as "neumed text". Therefore, the syllable element provides high-level
organization in this repertoire.
Indicates the
point of occurrence of this feature along a time line. Its value must be the ID of a when
element elsewhere in the document.
@when attribute should have
content.
A value
in @when should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a when element.
(audio/video
file) – References an external digital audio or video file.
An avFile child of clip cannot have
children.
Defines a time
segment of interest within a recording or within a digital audio or video
file.
When @begin or @end
is used, @betype should appear on clip or one of its ancestors.
A presentation
of one or more musical works.
A recorded
performance.
When @begin or @end is used, @betype should be
present.
Indicates a
point in time either absolutely (using the absolute attribute), or relative to another when
element (using the since, interval and inttype attributes).
@since must be present when @interval is used.
The value in @since should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a when
element.
When @interval contains an integer value,
@inttype cannot be 'time'.
When @interval contains a time value, @inttype must
be 'time'.
When @absolute is
present, @abstype should be present or @betype should be present on an
ancestor.
Provides an
absolute value for the time point.
Specifies
the time interval between this time point and the one designated by the since attribute.
This attribute can only be interpreted meaningfully in conjunction with the inttype
attribute.
1
Specifies
the kind of values used in the absolute attribute.
Specifies
the kind of values used in the interval attribute.
Identifies
the reference point for determining the time of the current when element, which is
obtained by adding the interval to the time of the reference point. The value should be
the ID of another when element within the same parent element. If the since attribute is
omitted and the absolute attribute is not specified, then the reference point is
understood to be the immediately preceding when element.
@since attribute should
have content.
The
value in @since should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a when
element.
(pointer) –
Defines a traversible pointer to another location, using only attributes to describe the
destination.
(reference) –
Defines a traversible reference to another location. May contain text and sub-elements that
describe the destination.
Records the
function of an accidental.
caution
Cautionary
accidental.
edit
Editorial
accidental.
Captures a
written accidental.
Encodes the
written articulation(s). Articulations are normally encoded in order from the note head
outward; that is, away from the stem. See additional notes at att.vis.note. Only
articulations should be encoded in the artic attribute; for example, fingerings should be
encoded using the fing element.
The intended
audience.
private
Internal
use only.
public
Available
to all audiences.
Records the
number of augmentation dots required by a written dotted duration.
An element with a dots attribute must also have a dur
attribute.
A name or
label associated with a controlled vocabulary or other authoritative source for this
element or its content.
A
web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary or other authoritative source of
identification or definition for this element or its content. This attribute may contain a
complete URI or a partial URI which is completed by the value of the codedval
attribute.
Records the
appearance and usually the function of the bar line.
States the
length of barlines in virtual units. The value must be greater than 0 and is typically
equal to 2 times (the number of staff lines - 1); e.g., a value of '8' for a 5-line
staff.
0
Records the
method of barring.
"mensur" not allowed in this context.
Denotes the
staff location of bar lines, if the length is non-standard; that is, not equal to 2 times
(the number of staff lines - 1).
Provides a
base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative URI references into
absolute URI references.
Contains a
reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding system to which this MEI
element is comparable.
Indicates the
calendar system to which a date belongs, for example, Gregorian, Julian, Roman, Mosaic,
Revolutionary, Islamic, etc.
A value that
represents or identifies other data. Often, it is a primary key in the database or a
unique value in the coded list identified by the auth or auth.uri
attributes.
Contains one
or more URIs which denote classification terms that apply to the entity bearing this
attribute.
The value in @class must either correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a category element
or be an external URL.
Records the
function of the clef. A "cautionary" clef does not change the following
pitches.
Encodes a
value for the clef symbol.
Contains a
default value for the position of the clef. The value must be in the range between 1 and
the number of lines on the staff. The numbering of lines starts with the lowest line of
the staff.
Records the
amount of octave displacement to be applied to the clef.
Records the
direction of octave displacement to be applied to the clef.
An 'F', 'C', or 'G' clef requires that its position be
specified.
A TAB or percussion clef requires that the number of lines be
specified.
Describes a
clef's shape.
When @shape is present, @line must also be specified.
Used to
indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical term 'color' as used in
pre-CMN notation.
Indicates
this feature is 'colored'; that is, it is a participant in a change in rhythmic values. In
mensural notation, coloration is indicated by colored notes (red, black, etc.) where void
notes would otherwise occur. In CMN, coloration is indicated by an inverse color; that is,
the note head is void when it would otherwise be filled and vice versa.
Indicates the
upper-left corner x coordinate.
Indicates the
upper-left corner y coordinate.
Indicates the
lower-right corner x coordinate.
Indicates the
lower-left corner x coordinate.
Records the
placement of Bezier control points as a series of pairs of space-separated values; e.g.,
19 45 -32 118.
Describes a
curve as one or more pairs of values with respect to an imaginary line connecting the
starting and ending points of the curve. The first value captures a distance to the left
(positive value) or right (negative value) of the line, expressed in virtual units. The
second value of each pair represents a point along the line, expressed as a percentage of
the line's length. N.B. An MEI virtual unit (VU) is half the distance between adjacent
staff lines.
Describes a
curve with a generic term indicating the direction of curvature.
above
Upward
curve.
below
Downward
curve.
mixed
A
"meandering" curve, both above and below the items it pertains to.
Describes the
line style of a curve.
Width of a
curved line.
Encodes the
target note when its pitch differs from the pitch at which the custos
appears.
@target attribute should have
content.
The value
in @target should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a note element.
Contains the
end point of a date range in standard ISO form.
Provides the
value of a textual date in standard ISO form.
Contains an
upper boundary for an uncertain date in standard ISO form.
Contains a
lower boundary, in standard ISO form, for an uncertain date.
Contains the
starting point of a date range in standard ISO form.
Used to link
metadata elements to one or more data-containing elements.
@data attribute should have
content.
The value in @data should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a descendant of the music
element.
Identifies
one or more metadata elements (other than classification terms) within the header, which
are understood to apply to the element bearing this attribute and its
content.
@decls attribute should have
content.
Each value in @decls should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element within the
metadata header.
No
value in @decls should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a classification term. Use
@class for this purpose.
Records the
default distance from the staff for dynamic marks.
Records the
default distance from the staff of harmonic indications, such as guitar chord grids or
functional labels.
Determines
how far from the staff to render text elements.
Records the
function of the dot.
aug
Augmentation dot.
div
Dot of
division.
Contains a
default duration in those situations when the first note, rest, chord, etc. in a measure
does not have a duration specified.
Along with
numbase.default, describes the default duration as a ratio. num.default is the first value
in the ratio.
Along with
num.default, describes the default duration as a ratio. numbase.default is the second
value in the ratio.
Records the
duration of a feature using the relative durational values provided by the data.DURATION
datatype.
Along with
numbase, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio, while numbase
is the second.
Along with
num, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in the ratio, while numbase is
the second.
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.
Describes
where ending marks should be displayed.
top
Ending
rendered only above top staff.
barred
Ending
rendered above staves that have bar lines drawn across them.
grouped
Endings
rendered above staff groups.
Signifies the
degree of certainty or precision associated with a feature.
Indicates the
nature of the evidence supporting the reliability or accuracy of the intervention or
interpretation. Suggested values include: 1] internal; 2] external; 3]
conjecture
internal
There is
evidence within the document to support the intervention.
external
There is
evidence outside the document to support the intervention.
conjecture
The
assertion has been made by the editor, cataloguer, or scholar on the basis of their
expertise.
Indicates the
presence of an extension symbol, typically a line.
Captures a
measurement, count, or description. When extent contains a numeric value, use the unit
attribute to indicate the measurement unit.
The @unit attribute is recommended.
Separation into value (@extent) and unit (@unit) is
recommended.
Holds the
number of initial characters (such as those constituting an article or preposition) that
should not be used for sorting a title or name.
Indicates the
nesting level of staff grouping symbols.
Signifies the
hand responsible for an action. The value must be the ID of a hand element declared in the
header.
@hand attribute should have
content.
Each
value in @hand should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a hand element.
Measurement
of the vertical dimension of an entity.
Records
horizontal alignment.
Regularizes
the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links between it and other
resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique value.
Specifies the
applicable MIME (multimedia internet mail extension) type. The value should be a valid
MIME media type defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force in RFC
2046.
Used for
linking visually separate entities that form a single logical entity, for example,
multiple slurs broken across a system break that form a single musical phrase. Also used
to indicate a measure which metrically completes the current one. Record the identifiers
of the separately encoded components, excluding the one carrying the
attribute.
@join attribute should have
content.
Each value
in @join should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Written key
signature.
Written key
signature.
Captures text
to be used to generate a label for the element to which it's attached, a "tool tip" or
prefatory text, for example. Should not be used to record document
content.
Identifies
the language of the element's content. The values for this attribute are language 'tags'
as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of private use sub-tags must be
documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI header whose id attribute is the
same as the language tag's value.
Specifies the
transliteration technique used.
Provides a
mechanism for linking the layer to a layerDef element.
@def attribute should have
content.
The
value in @def should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a layerDef element.
Identifies
the layer to which a feature applies.
Indicates the
line upon which a feature stands. The value must be in the range between 1 and the number
of lines on the staff. The numbering of lines starts with the lowest line of the
staff.
Symbol
rendered at end of line.
Holds the
relative size of the line-end symbol.
Symbol
rendered at start of line.
Holds the
relative size of the line-start symbol.
Describes the
line style of a line.
Describes the
number of segments into which a dashed or dotted line may be divided, or the number of
"peaks" of a wavy line; a pair of space-separated values (minimum and maximum,
respectively) provides a range between which a rendering system-supplied value may fall,
while a single value indicates a fixed amount of space; that is, the minimum and maximum
values are equal.
2
2
@lform attribute matching
"dashed", "dotted", or "wavy" required.
Width of a
line.
Points to an
element of which the current element is a copy.
An element
with a copyof attribute can only have comment or processing instruction
descendents.
@copyof attribute should have
content.
The value in
@copyof should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Used to point
to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic fashion.
@corresp attribute should have
content.
Each value
in @corresp should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
points to one
or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be predecessors of the
current element.
@follows attribute should have
content.
Each value
in @follows must correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Used to point
to the next event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@next attribute should have
content.
Each value
in @next should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Points to one
or more events in a user-defined collection that are known to be successors of the current
element.
@precedes attribute should
have content.
Each value
in @precedes must correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Points to the
previous event(s) in a user-defined collection.
@prev attribute should have
content.
Each value
in @prev should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Points to an
element that is the same as the current element but is not a literal copy of the current
element.
@sameas attribute should have
content.
Each value
in @sameas should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Points to
elements that are synchronous with the current element.
@synch attribute should have
content.
Each value
in @synch should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Describes the
alignment of lyric syllables associated with a note or chord.
Sets the font
family default value for lyrics.
Sets the font
name default value for lyrics.
Sets the
default font size value for lyrics.
Sets the
default font style value for lyrics.
Sets the
default font weight value for lyrics.
Indicates the
unit of measurement. Suggested values include: 1] byte; 2] char; 3] cm; 4] deg; 5] in; 6]
issue; 7] ft; 8] m; 9] mm; 10] page; 11] pc; 12] pt; 13] px; 14] rad; 15] record; 16] vol;
17] vu
byte
Byte.
char
Character.
cm
Centimeter.
deg
Degree.
in
Inch.
issue
Serial
issue.
ft
Foot.
m
Meter.
mm
Millimeter.
page
Page.
pc
Pica.
pt
Point.
px
Pixel.
rad
Radian.
record
Record.
vol
Serial
volume.
vu
MEI virtual
unit.
Indicates
whether measure numbers should be displayed.
Specifies a
point where the relevant content begins. A numerical value must be less and a time value
must be earlier than that given by the end attribute.
Specifies a
point where the relevant content ends. If not specified, the end of the content is assumed
to be the end point. A numerical value must be greater and a time value must be later than
that given by the begin attribute.
Type of
values used in the begin/end attributes. The begin and end attributes can only be
interpreted meaningfully in conjunction with this attribute.
Describes the
writing medium.
Specifies a generic MEI version label.
4.0.0
This version of MEI.
Specifies
whether a dot is to be added to the base symbol.
The base
symbol in the mensuration sign/time signature of mensural notation.
Indicates the
relationship between the content of a staff or layer and the prevailing
meter.
c
Complete;
i.e., conformant with the prevailing meter.
i
Incomplete;
i.e., not enough beats.
o
Overfull;
i.e., too many beats.
Indicates the
relationship between the content of a measure and the prevailing meter.
Indicates
whether or not a bar line is "controlling"; that is, if it indicates a point of alignment
across all the parts. Bar lines within a score are usually controlling; that is, they
"line up". Bar lines within parts may or may not be controlling. When applied to measure,
this attribute indicates the nature of the right barline but not the
left.
Captures the
number of beats in a measure, that is, the top number of the meter signature. It must
contain a decimal number or an additive expression that evaluates to a decimal number,
such as 2+3.
\d+(\.\d+)?(\s*\+\s*\d+(\.\d+)?)*
Indicates 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.
Contains the
number indicating the beat unit, that is, the bottom number of the meter
signature.
Captures the
number of beats in a measure, that is, the top number of the meter signature. It must
contain a decimal number or an additive expression that evaluates to a decimal number,
such as 2+3.
\d+(\.\d+)?(\s*\+\s*\d+(\.\d+)?)*
Contains the
number indicating the beat unit, that is, the bottom number of the meter
signature.
Indicates 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.
Used to
describe tempo in terms of beats (often the meter signature denominator) per minute, ala
M.M. (Maezel's Metronome). Do not confuse this attribute with midi.bpm or midi.mspb. In
MIDI, a beat is always defined as a quarter note, *not the numerator of the time signature
or the metronomic indication*.
Captures the
metronomic unit.
Records the
number of augmentation dots required by a dotted metronome unit.
Indicates
whether programmatically calculated counts of multiple measures of rest (mRest) and whole
measure repeats (mRpt) in parts should be rendered.
Used to
record a pointer to the regularized form of the name elsewhere in the
document.
@nymref attribute should have
content.
The value in
@nymref should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Used to
specify further information about the entity referenced by this name, for example, the
occupation of a person or the status of a place.
Provides a
numeric designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence of similar
elements. Its value must be a non-negative integer.
Provides a
number-like designation that indicates an element's position in a sequence of similar
elements. May not contain space characters.
Sets the
default music font name.
Sets the
default music font size.
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.
@head.altsym attribute should
have content.
The
value in @head.altsym should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a symbolDef
element.
A name or
label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which a numerical value of head.shape
is taken. Suggested values include: 1] smufl
smufl
Standard
Music Font Layout.
When @head.auth
matches 'smufl', @head.shape must contain a numeric glyph reference in hexadecimal notation,
e.g. "#xE000" or "U+E000".
Captures the
overall color of a notehead.
Describes
how/if the notehead is filled.
Captures the
fill color of a notehead if different from the overall note color.
Records any
additional symbols applied to the notehead.
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.
Used to
override the head shape normally used for the given duration.
SMuFL version 1.18 uses the range U+E000 - U+ECBF.
Indicates if
a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically or sounded when it
is presented in an aural form.
Captures
written octave information.
Contains a
default octave specification for use when the first note, rest, chord, etc. in a measure
does not have an octave value specified.
Records the
amount of octave displacement.
Records the
direction of octave displacement.
Determines
the placement of notes on a 1-line staff. A value of 'true' places all notes on the line,
while a value of 'false' places stems-up notes above the line and stems-down notes below
the line.
Indicates
whether staves without notes, rests, etc. should be displayed. When the value is 'true',
empty staves are displayed.
identifies
the layer on which referenced notation occurs.
signifies the
staff on which referenced notation occurs. Defaults to the same value as the local staff.
Mandatory when applicable.
indicates the
first element in a sequence of events.
indicates the
final element in a sequence of events.
encodes the
starting point of musical material in terms of musical time, i.e., a (potentially
negative) count of measures plus a beat location.
encodes the
ending point of musical material in terms of musical time, i.e., a count of measures plus
a beat location. The values are relative to the measure identified by
origin.tstamp.
When @origin.tstamp2 is used @origin.tstamp must also be
present.
Specifies the
height of the page; may be expressed in real-world units or staff steps.
Describes the
width of the page; may be expressed in real-world units or staff steps.
Indicates the
amount of whitespace at the top of a page.
Indicates the
amount of whitespace at the bottom of a page.
Indicates the
amount of whitespace at the left side of a page.
Indicates the
amount of whitespace at the right side of a page.
Indicates the
number of logical pages to be rendered on a single physical page.
Indicates how
the page should be scaled when rendered.
Indicates the
part in which the current feature should appear. Use '%all' when the feature should occur
in every part.
(%all|#[\i][\c]+)
'%all' cannot be mixed with other
values.
Signifies the
part staff on which a notated feature occurs. Use '%all' when the feature should occur on
every staff.
(%all|\d+(-\d+)?)
'%all' cannot be mixed with other
values.
Contains a
written pitch name.
Captures the
placement of the item with respect to the staff with which it is
associated.
When the
target attribute is present, plist identifies the active participants; that is, those
entities pointed "from", in a relationship with the specified target(s). When the target
attribute is not present, it identifies participants in a mutual
relationship.
@plist attribute should have
content.
Each value
in @plist should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Defines
whether a link occurs automatically or must be requested by the user.
onLoad
Load the
target resource(s) immediately.
onRequest
Load the
target resource(s) upon user request.
none
Do not
permit loading of the target resource(s).
other
Behavior
other than allowed by the other values of this attribute.
Characterization of the relationship between resources. The value of the role attribute
must be a URI.
Defines how a
remote resource is rendered.
new
Open in a
new window.
replace
Load the
referenced resource in the same window.
embed
Embed the
referenced resource at the point of the link.
none
Do not
permit traversal to the referenced resource.
other
Behavior
other than permitted by the other values of this attribute.
Identifies
passive participants in a relationship; that is, the entities pointed
"to".
Characterization of target resource(s) using any convenient classification scheme or
typology.
Numeric value
capturing a measurement or count. Can only be interpreted in combination with the unit
attribute.
0
Gives a
minimum estimated value for an approximate measurement.
Gives a
maximum estimated value for an approximate measurement.
Where the
measurement summarizes more than one observation or a range of values, supplies the
minimum value observed.
Where the
measurement summarizes more than one observation or a range of values, supplies the
maximum value observed.
Specifies the
degree of statistical confidence (between zero and one) that a value falls within the
range specified by min and max, or the proportion of observed values that fall within that
range.
The attributes @min and @max are required when @confidence is
present.
Indicates the
agent(s) responsible for some aspect of the text's transcription, editing, or encoding.
Its value must point to one or more identifiers declared in the document
header.
@resp attribute should have
content.
The value in @resp should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element within the
metadata header.
Scale factor
to be applied to the feature to make it the desired display size.
Used to
assign a sequence number related to the order in which the encoded features carrying this
attribute are believed to have occurred.
Indicates the
number of slashes present.
Contains a
list of one or more pointers indicating the sources which attest to a given reading. Each
value should correspond to the ID of a source or manifestationelement located in the
document header.
@source attribute should have
content.
Each value in @source should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a source or
manifestation element.
Describes a
note's spacing relative to its time value.
Describes the
note spacing of output.
Specifies the
minimum amount of space between adjacent staves in the same system; measured from the
bottom line of the staff above to the top line of the staff below.
Describes the
space between adjacent systems; a pair of space-separated values (minimum and maximum,
respectively) provides a range between which a rendering system-supplied value may fall,
while a single value indicates a fixed amount of space; that is, the minimum and maximum
values are equal.
Provides a
mechanism for linking the staff to a staffDef element.
@def attribute should have
content.
The
value in @def should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a staffDef element.
Indicates the
number of staff lines.
Specifies the
symbol used to group a set of staves.
brace
Curved
symbol, i.e., {.
bracket
Square
symbol, i.e., [, but with curved/angled top and bottom segments.
bracketsq
Square
symbol, i.e., [, with horizontal top and bottom segments.
line
Line
symbol, i.e., |, (wide) line without top and bottom curved/horizontal
segments.
none
Grouping
symbol missing.
Signifies the
staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control event applies. Mandatory when
applicable.
Describes
vertical order of items printed above a staff, from closest to farthest away from the
staff.
Describes
vertical order of items printed below a staff, from closest to farthest away from the
staff.
Describes
vertical order of items printed between staves, from top to bottom.
Holds the
staff location of the feature.
Captures
staff location in terms of written pitch name.
Records staff
location in terms of written octave.
Indicates the
final element in a sequence of events to which the feature applies.
@endid attribute should have
content.
The value in
@endid should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Holds a
reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which the feature
applies.
@startid attribute should have
content.
The value in
@startid should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of an element.
Describes the
direction of a stem.
Encodes the
stem length.
Encodes any
stem "modifiers"; that is, symbols rendered on the stem, such as tremolo or Sprechstimme
indicators.
Records the
position of the stem in relation to the note head(s).
Determines
whether a stem should be displayed.
Records the
output x coordinate of the stem's attachment point.
Records the
output y coordinate of the stem's attachment point.
Describes the
symbols typically used to indicate breaks between syllables and their
functions.
s
Space (word
separator).
d
Dash
(syllable separator).
u
Underscore
(syllable extension).
t
Tilde
(syllable elision).
c
Circumflex
[angled line above] (syllable elision).
v
Caron
[angled line below] (syllable elision).
i
Inverted
breve [curved line above] (syllable elision).
b
Breve
[curved line below] (syllable elision).
Records the
position of a syllable within a word.
i
(initial)
first syllable.
m
(medial)
neither first nor last syllable.
t
(terminal)
last syllable.
Holds an
associated sung text syllable.
Indicates
whether the staves are joined at the left by a continuous line. The default value is
"true". Do not confuse this with the heavy vertical line used as a grouping
symbol.
Describes the
amount of whitespace at the left system margin relative to page.leftmar.
Describes the
amount of whitespace at the right system margin relative to
page.rightmar.
Describes the
distance from page's top edge to the first system; used for first page
only.
Specifies the
intended meaning when a participant in a relationship is itself a
pointer.
all
If an
element pointed to is itself a pointer, then the target of that pointer will be taken,
and so on, until an element is found which is not a pointer.
one
If an
element pointed to is itself a pointer, then its target (whether a pointer or not) is
taken as the target of this pointer.
none
No further
evaluation of targets is carried out beyond that needed to find the element(s) specified
in plist or target attribute.
Records the
function of a tempo indication.
continuous
Marks a
gradual change of tempo, such as "accel." or "rit."
instantaneous
Represents
a static tempo instruction, such as a textual term like "Adagio", a metronome marking
like "♩=70", or a combination of text and metronome indication.
metricmod
Captures a
change in pulse rate (tempo) and/or pulse grouping (subdivision) in an "equation" of the
form [tempo before change] = [tempo after change].
precedente
Indicates a
change in pulse rate (tempo) and/or pulse grouping (subdivision) in an "equation" of the
form [tempo after change] = [tempo before change]. The term "precedente" often appears
following the "equation" to distinguish this kind of historical usage from the modern
metric modulation form.
Used to
extend the values of the rend attribute.
Captures the
appearance of the element's contents using MEI-defined descriptors.
Provides a
default value for the font family name of text (other than lyrics) when this information
is not provided on the individual elements.
Provides a
default value for the font name of text (other than lyrics) when this information is not
provided on the individual elements.
Provides a
default value for the font size of text (other than lyrics) when this information is not
provided on the individual elements.
Provides a
default value for the font style of text (other than lyrics) when this information is not
provided on the individual elements.
Provides a
default value for the font weight for text (other than lyrics) when this information is
not provided on the individual elements.
Encodes the
onset time in terms of musical time, i.e., beats[.fractional beat part], as expressed in
the written time signature.
Encodes the
ending point of an event, i.e., a count of measures plus a beat location in the ending
measure.
Records the
amount of diatonic pitch shift, e.g., C to C♯ = 0, C to D♭ = 1, necessary to calculate the
sounded pitch from the written one.
Records the
amount of pitch shift in semitones, e.g., C to C♯ = 1, C to D♭ = 1, necessary to calculate
the sounded pitch from the written one.
Designation
which characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme
or typology that employs single-token labels.
Contains the
name of a font-family.
Holds the
name of a font.
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%".
Records the
style of a font, i.e, italic, oblique, or normal.
Used to
indicate bold type.
Records
vertical alignment.
Provides a
label for members of a vertically aligned group.
Indicates if
a feature should be rendered when the notation is presented graphically or sounded when it
is presented in an aural form.
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.
Records a
timestamp adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined location in terms of
musical time; that is, beats.
Records the
vertical adjustment of 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.
Records the
horizontal adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined start
point.
Records the
horizontal adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined end
point.
Records a
timestamp adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined start
point.
Records a
timestamp adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined end
point.
Records a
vertical adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined start
point.
Records a
vertical adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined end
point.
Specifies the
symbol used to group lyrics.
brace
Curved
symbol, i.e., {.
bracket
Square
symbol, i.e., [, but with curved/angled top and bottom segments.
bracketsq
Square
symbol, i.e., [, with horizontal top and bottom segments.
line
Line
symbol, i.e., |, (wide) line without top and bottom curved/horizontal
segments.
none
Grouping
symbol missing.
Allows one to
signal to an application whether an element's white space is "significant". The behavior
of xml:space cascades to all descendant elements, but it can be turned off locally by
setting the xml:space attribute to the value "default".
default
Allows the
application to handle white space as necessary. Not including an xml:space attribute
produces the same result as using the default value.
preserve
Instructs
the application to maintain white space "as-is", suggesting that it might have
meaning.
Measurement
of the horizontal dimension of an entity.
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.
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.
Encodes the
optional 2nd x coordinate.
Encodes the
optional 2nd y coordinate.
(accidental) –
Records a temporary alteration to the pitch of a note.
Name of an
actor appearing within a cast list.
Contains a
postal address, for example of a publisher, an organization, or an
individual.
(address line)
– Single line of a postal address.
Range of a
voice, instrument or piece.
Highest or
lowest pitch in a score, staff, or layer.
(analytic
level) – Contains bibliographic elements describing an item (e.g. an article or poem)
published within a monograph or journal and not as an independent
publication.
(annotation) –
Provides a statement explaining the text or indicating the basis for an
assertion.
The @data attribute may only occur on an
annotation within the notesStmt element.
A person or
organization who transcribes a musical composition, usually for a different medium from that
of the original; in an arrangement the musical substance remains essentially
unchanged.
(articulation)
– An indication of how to play a note or chord.
The name of the
creator of the intellectual content of a non-musical, literary work.
Vertical line
drawn through one or more staves that divides musical notation into metrical
units.
The value of @taktplace must be less than or equal to two times the number of staff
lines.
(bibliographic
reference) – Provides a loosely-structured bibliographic citation in which the
sub-components may or may not be explicitly marked.
List of
bibliographic references.
When labels are used,
usually each bibliographic item has one.
(scope of
citation) – Defines the scope of a bibliographic reference, for example as a list of page
numbers, or a named subdivision of a larger work.
(structured
bibliographic citation) – Contains a bibliographic citation in which bibliographic
sub-elements must appear in a specified order.
Contains the
whole of a single musical text, excluding any front or back matter.
Break, pause,
or interruption in the normal tempo of a composition. Typically indicated by "railroad
tracks", i.e., two diagonal slashes.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
A label which
accompanies an illustration or a table.
(cast group) –
Groups one or more individual castItem elements within a cast list.
Contains a
single entry within a cast list, describing either a single role or a list of non-speaking
roles.
Contains a
single cast list or dramatis personae.
(column
beginning) – An empty formatting element that forces text to begin in a new
column.
Records the
column number.
Column beginning must be preceded by a
colLayout element.
The value of @n should be less than or equal to
the value of @cols () of the preceding colLayout
element.
A simultaneous
sounding of two or more notes in the same layer *with the same duration*.
Indication of
the exact location of a particular note on the staff and, therefore, the other notes as
well.
The clef position must be less than or equal to the number of lines of an ancestor
staff.
The clef position must be less than or equal to the number of lines of a preceding
staff.
(clef group) –
A set of simultaneously-occurring clefs.
(column layout)
– An empty formatting element that signals the start of columnar layout.
Records the
number of columns.
The name of the
creator of the intellectual content of a musical work.
Names of
individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for contributions to the
intellectual content of a work, where the specialized elements for authors, editors, etc. do
not suffice or do not apply.
The value of @role must not contain the name of another element available in this
context.
Used to
specify the contributor's function.
Non-bibliographic details of the creation of an intellectual entity, in narrative form,
such as the date, place, and circumstances of its composition. More detailed information may
be captured within the history element.
Symbol placed
at the end of a line of music to indicate the first note of the next line. Sometimes called
a "direct".
A string
identifying a point in time or the time period between two such points.
Entity to whom
a creative work is formally offered.
The dedicatee element may not be
recursively nested.
Description of
a measurement taken through a three-dimensional object.
(description) –
Container for text that briefly describes the feature to which it is attached, including its
intended usage, purpose, or application as appropriate.
(dimension) –
Any single dimensional specification.
Aspect of the
object being measured. Suggested values include: 1] alt; 2] angle; 3] circum; 4] depth; 5]
diameter; 6] elevation; 7] height; 8] length; 9] radius; 10] relief; 11]
width
alt
Altitude.
Refers to the distance above a given level, commonly mean sea level.
angle
Angle.
Amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with
another.
circum
Circumference of a circular area.
depth
Dimension
taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface,
horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded
as one of several layers.
diameter
Length of a
straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the
circumference or surface at each end.
elevation
Distance to
which something has been raised or uplifted above a level, e.g. a hill's elevation above
the surrounding country.
height
Denotes
extent upward (as from foot to head) as well as any measurable distance above a given
level.
length
Measure of
the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure.
radius
Half the
diameter of a circular, spherical, or cylindrical object.
relief
Projection
of a figure or part from the plane on which it is formed.
width
Extent from
side to side; breadth.
Information
about the physical size of an entity; usually includes numerical data.
The depth element may only appear
once.
The height element may only appear
once.
The width element may only appear
once.
(directive) –
An instruction expressed as a combination of text and symbols — such as segno and coda
symbols, fermatas over a bar line, etc., typically above, below, or between staves, but not
on the staff — that is not encoded elsewhere in more specific elements, like tempo or
dynam.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
Person or
agency, other than a publisher, from which access (including electronic access) to a
bibliographic entity may be obtained.
(division) –
Major structural division of text, such as a preface, chapter or section.
Characterizes the textual division in some sense, using any convenient classification
scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. Suggested values include: 1]
abstract; 2] ack; 3] appendix; 4] bibliography; 5] colophon; 6] contents; 7] dedication;
8] frontispiece; 9] glossary; 10] half-title; 11] index; 12] annotations; 13]
preface
abstract
A summary
of the content of a text as continuous prose.
ack
A formal
declaration of acknowledgment by the author in which persons and institutions are
thanked for their part in the creation of a text.
appendix
An
ancillary self-contained section of a work, often providing additional but in some
sense extra-canonical text.
bibliography
A list of
bibliographic citations.
colophon
A
statement appearing at the end of a book describing the conditions of its physical
production.
contents
A table
of contents, specifying the structure of a work and listing its constituents. The list
element should be used to mark its structure.
dedication
A formal
offering or dedication of a text to one or more persons or institutions by the
author.
frontispiece
A
pictorial frontispiece, possibly including some text.
glossary
A list of
terms associated with definition texts (‘glosses’).
half-title
A page
containing only the title of a book — as opposed to the title page, which also lists
subtitle, author, imprint and similar data.
index
Any form
of index to the work.
annotations
A section
in which annotations on the text are gathered together.
preface
A
foreword or preface addressed to the reader in which the author or publisher explains
the content, purpose, or origin of the text.
Dot of
augmentation or division.
(dynamic) –
Indication of the volume of a note, phrase, or section of music.
Must have one of
the attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
When @val2 is present, either
@dur, @dur.ges, @endid, or @tstamp2 must also be present.
(edition
designation) – A word or text phrase that indicates a difference in either content or form
between the item being described and a related item previously issued by the same
publisher/distributor (e.g. 2nd edition, version 2.0, etc.), or simultaneously issued by
either the same publisher/distributor or another publisher/distributor (e.g. large print
edition, British edition, etc.).
The name of the
individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) acting in an editorial
capacity.
Alternative
ending for a repeated passage of music; i.e., prima volta, seconda volta,
etc.
Contains a
free-text event description.
Contains
historical information given as a sequence of significant past events.
Indicates how a
section may be programmatically expanded into its 'through-composed' form.
Used to express
size in terms other than physical dimensions, such as number of pages, records, bytes,
physical components, etc.
Names of
individuals, institutions, or organizations responsible for funding. Funders provide
financial support for a project; they are distinct from sponsors, who provide intellectual
support and authority.
Term or terms
that designate a category characterizing a particular style, form, or
content.
Contains a
composite musical text, grouping together a sequence of distinct musical texts (or groups of
such musical texts) which are regarded as a unit for some purpose, for example, the
collected works of a composer.
(group symbol)
– A brace or bracket used to group two or more staves of a score or part.
In scoreDef, grpSym must have startid,
endid, and level attributes.
In staffGrp, grpSym must not have
startid, endid, or level attributes.
(heading) –
Contains any heading, for example, the title of a section of text, or the heading of a
list.
Description of
the vertical size of an object.
An
alpha-numeric string that establishes the identity of the described
material.
Information
relating to the publication or distribution of a bibliographic item.
(incipit) – The
opening music and/or words of a musical or textual work.
(key
accidental) – Accidental in a key signature.
One of the following is required: @x and
@y attribute pair, @pname attribute, or @loc attribute.
Specifies
whether enharmonic (written) values or implicit ("perform-able") values are
allowed.
implicit
Only
performed values (sharp, flat, natural) allowed.
explicit
All
enharmonic (written) values allowed.
(key signature)
– Written key signature.
If the @oct attribute
appears on any keyAccid element, it must be provided on all keyAccid
elements.
Only keyAccid elements are allowed
here.
A container for
document text that identifies the feature to which it is attached. For a "tool tip" or other
generated label, use the label attribute.
A label on the
pages following the first.
An independent
stream of events on a staff.
(layer
definition) – Container for layer meta-information.
(line
beginning) – An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new
line.
(line group) –
May be used for any section of text that is organized as a group of lines; however, it is
most often used for a group of verse lines functioning as a formal unit, e.g. a stanza,
refrain, verse paragraph, etc.
Person or
organization who is a writer of the text of an opera, oratorio, etc.
Person or
organization who is a writer of the text of a song.
(musical
division) – Contains a subdivision of the body of a musical text.
Contains a
single MEI-conformant document, consisting of an MEI header and a musical text, either in
isolation or as part of an meiCorpus element.
The values in @staff must correspond to @n attribute of a staffDef
element.
(monograph
level) – Contains bibliographic elements describing an item, for example, a published book
or journal, score, recording, or an unpublished manuscript.
Contains a
single musical text of any kind, whether unitary or composite, for example, an etude, opera,
song cycle, symphony, or anthology of piano solos.
Proper noun or
noun phrase.
Recommended practice is to use name elements to capture sub-parts of a generic
name.
Characterizes the name in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or
typology that employs single-token labels. Suggested values include: 1] person; 2]
corporation; 3] location; 4] process; 5] style; 6] time
person
A
personal name.
corporation
Name of a
corporate body.
location
Name of a
location.
process
Name of a
process or software application.
style
Name of a
musical style; i.e., form, genre, technique, etc.
time
Name of a
period of time.
A single
pitched event.
(number) –
Numeric information in any form.
Numeric
value capturing a measurement or count. Can only be interpreted in combination with the
unit attribute.
An element
indicating an ornament that is not a mordent, turn, or trill.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
(paragraph) –
One or more text phrases that form a logical prose passage.
(padding) – An
indication of extra visual space between notational elements.
An alternative
visual rendition of the score from the point of view of a particular performer (or group of
performers).
Provides a
container for performers' parts.
(page
beginning) – An empty formatting element that forces text to begin on a new
page.
(page
description) – Contains a brief prose description of the appearance or description of the
content of a physical page.
(page footer) –
A running footer on the first page. Also, used to temporarily override a running footer on
individual pages.
Records
horizontal alignment of the page footer.
(page footer 2)
– A running footer on the pages following the first.
Records
horizontal alignment of the page footer. Use multiple values to capture an alternating
pattern.
(page header) –
A running header on the first page. Also, used to temporarily override a running header on
individual pages.
Records
horizontal alignment of the page header.
(page header 2)
– A running header on the pages following the first.
Records
horizontal alignment of the page header. Use multiple values to capture an alternating
pattern.
Indication of
1) a "unified melodic idea" or 2) performance technique.
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
Must have one of the attributes:
dur, dur.ges, endid, or tstamp2.
The visual attributes of the phrase (@bezier, @bulge, @curvedir, @lform,
@lwidth, @ho, @startho, @endho, @to, @startto, @endto, @vo, @startvo, @endvo, @x, @y,
@x2, and @y2) will be overridden by visual attributes of the contained curve
elements.
(physical
location) – Groups information about the current physical location of a bibliographic item,
such as the repository in which it is located and its shelf mark(s), and its previous
locations.
Name of the
organization responsible for the publication of a bibliographic item.
(publication
place) – Name of the place where a bibliographic item was published.
The name of the
individual(s), institution(s) or organization(s) receiving correspondence.
(related item)
– Contains or references another bibliographic item which is related to the present
one.
Describes the
relationship between the entity identified by the relatedItem element and the resource
described in the parent element, i.e., bibl, source or relatedItem.
Describes a
relationship or linkage amongst entities.
Within work, expression, source, or item, the value of the rel attribute must match one
of the following: hasAbridgement, isAbridgementOf, hasAdaptation, isAdaptationOf,
hasAlternate, isAlternateOf, hasArrangement, isArrangementOf, hasComplement,
isComplementOf, hasEmbodiment, isEmbodimentOf, hasExemplar, isExemplarOf, hasImitation,
isImitationOf, hasPart, isPartOf, hasRealization, isRealizationOf, hasReconfiguration,
isReconfigurationOf, hasReproduction, isReproductionOf, hasRevision, isRevisionOf,
hasSuccessor, isSuccessorOf, hasSummarization, isSummarizationOf, hasSupplement,
isSupplementOf, hasTransformation, isTransformationOf, hasTranslation,
isTranslationOf
Within work, expression, source or item, the target attribute
must be present.
Describes the
relationship between the entities identified by the plist and target
attributes.
Gathers
relation elements.
(render) – A
formatting element indicating special visual rendering, e.g., bold or italicized, of a text
word or phrase.
A positive
value for rotation rotates the text in a counter-clockwise fashion, while negative
values produce clockwise rotation.
Institution,
agency, or individual which holds a bibliographic item.
(responsibility) – A phrase describing the nature of intellectual
responsibility.
(responsibility
statement) – Transcription of text that names one or more individuals, groups, or in rare
cases, mechanical processes, responsible for creation, realization, production, funding, or
distribution of the intellectual or artistic content.
At least one element pair (a resp element and a name-like element) is
recommended. Alternatively, each name-like element may have a @role
attribute.
A non-sounding
event found in the source being transcribed.
The value of @line must be less than or equal to the number of lines on the
staff.
Name of a
dramatic role, as given in a cast list.
(role
description) – Describes a character's role in a drama.
(system
beginning) – An empty formatting element that forces musical notation to begin on a new
line.
Full score view
of the musical content.
(score
definition) – Container for score meta-information.
Segment of
music data.
A
section containing an expansion element must have descendant section, ending, or rdg
elements.
Contains
information about the serial publication in which a bibliographic item has
appeared.
A placeholder
used to fill an incomplete measure, layer, etc. most often so that the combined duration of
the events equals the number of beats in the measure.
Contains a
specialized form of heading or label, giving the name of one or more speakers in a dramatic
text or fragment.
Names of
sponsoring individuals, organizations or institutions. Sponsors give their intellectual
authority to a project; they are to be distinguished from funders, who provide the funding
but do not necessarily take intellectual responsibility.
(stacked text)
– An inline table with a single column.
Indicates
the delimiter used to mark the portions of text that are to be
stacked.
Specifies
how the stacked text components should be aligned.
left
Left
justified.
right
Right
justified.
center
Centered.
rightdigit
Aligned
on right-most digit.
A 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.
There must be a preceding staffDef with a matching value of @n, a preceding staff with
a matching @n value containing a staffDef, or a staffDef child element.
(staff
definition) – Container for staff meta-information.
StaffDef must have an n attribute.
Either
@lines must be present or a preceding staffDef with the same value for @n and @lines
must exist.
Only one clef or clefGrp is
permitted.
@n must have the same value as the
current staff.
Either
@lines must be present or a preceding staffDef with matching @n value and @lines must
exist.
The clef position must be less
than or equal to the number of lines on the staff.
The clef position must be
less than or equal to the number of lines on the staff.
The tab.strings attribute must have the same
number of values as there are staff lines.
The
tab.strings attribute must have the same number of values as there are staff
lines.
The lines.color attribute
must have either 1) a single value or 2) the same number of values as there are staff
lines.
The lines.color attribute must have either 1) a single value or 2) the same number of
values as there are staff lines.
The value of ppq must be a factor of the
value of ppq on an ancestor scoreDef.
The value of ppq must be a factor of the
value of ppq on a preceding scoreDef.
(staff group) –
A group of bracketed or braced staves.
Each staffDef must have a unique value
for the n attribute.
(syllable) –
Individual lyric syllable.
A reference to
a previously defined symbol.
In the symbolDef context, symbol must have
either a startid attribute or x and y attributes.
In the symbolDef context, symbol
must have one of the following attributes: altsym, glyph.name, or
glyph.num.
Text and
symbols descriptive of tempo, mood, or style, e.g., "allarg.", "a tempo", "cantabile",
"Moderato", "♩=60", "Moderato ♩ =60").
Must have one of the
attributes: startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real.
Keyword or
phrase which describes a resource.
The @data attribute may only occur on a
term which is a descendant of a classification element.
(text language)
– Identifies the languages and writing systems within the work described by a bibliographic
description, not the language of the description.
(main
language) supplies a code which identifies the chief language used in the bibliographic
work.
(other
languages) one or more codes identifying any other languages used in the bibliographic
work.
Title of a
bibliographic entity.
Indicates
the bibliographic level of the title.
a
Analyzed
component, such as an article or chapter, within a larger bibliographic
entity.
c
Collection. A group of items that were not originally published, distributed, or
produced together.
d
Subunit
of a collection, e.g. item, folder, box, archival series, subgroup, or
subcollection.
i
Integrating resource, such as a continuously updated loose-leaf service or Web
site.
m
Monograph.
j
Journal.
s
Series.
u
Unpublished (including theses and dissertations unless published by a commercial
press).
Characterizes the title in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or
typology that employs single-token labels. Suggested values include: 1] main; 2]
subordinate; 3] abbreviated; 4] alternative; 5] translated; 6] uniform; 7]
desc
main
Main
title.
subordinate
Subtitle
or title of part.
abbreviated
Abbreviated form of title.
alternative
Alternate
title by which the item is also known.
translated
Translated form of title.
uniform
Collective title.
desc
Descriptive paraphrase of the work.
Contains a
transcription of the title page of a text.
Contains a
subsection or division of the title of a bibliographic entity.
Characterizes this title component in some sense, using any convenient classification
scheme or typology that employs single-token labels. Suggested values include: 1]
alternative; 2] arrangement; 3] carrier; 4] date; 5] desc; 6] form; 7] key; 8] language;
9] main; 10] name; 11] number; 12] perfmedium; 13] subordinate; 14] translated; 15]
version
alternative
Alternate
title by which the item is also known.
arrangement
Arranged
statement for music. Analogous to MARC 240 subfield o.
carrier
Medium of
the carrier. Analogous to MARC 240 subfield h.
date
Publication/creation date(s) of work. Analogous to MARC 240 subfield
f.
desc
Descriptive paraphrase of the work.
form
Form
subheading. Analogous to MARC 240 subfield k.
key
Key for
music. Analogous to MARC 240 subfield r.
language
Language
of a work. Analogous to MARC 240 subfield l (el).
main
Main
title.
name
Name of a
part or section of a work. Analogous to MARC 240 subfield p.
number
Standard
number designation of a work or of a part or section of a work. Analogous to MARC 240
subfield n.
perfmedium
Performance medium. Analogous to MARC 240 subfield m.
subordinate
Subtitle.
translated
Translated form of title.
version
Version.
Analogous to MARC 240 subfield s.
Description of
the horizontal size of an object.
Contains a
formal list or prose description of topics addressed.
(back matter) –
Contains any appendixes, advertisements, indexes, etc. following the main body of a musical
text.
Contains a
quotation, anonymous or attributed, appearing on a title page.
(front matter)
– Bundles prefatory text found before the start of the musical text.
Contains a
formal statement authorizing the publication of a work, sometimes required to appear on a
title page or its verso.
(line of text)
– Contains a single line of text within a line group.
Used to
specify a rhythm for the lyric syllables that differs from that of the notes on the
staff, e.g., '4,4,4,4' when the rhythm of the notes is '4.,8,4.,8'.
(list item) –
Single item in a list.
A formatting
element that contains a series of items separated from one another and arranged in a linear,
often vertical, sequence.
In a list of type "gloss" all items
must be immediately preceded by a label.
Used to
indicate the format of a list. In a "simple" list, li elements are not numbered or
bulleted. In a "marked" list, the sequence of the list items is not critical, and a
bullet, box, dash, or other character is displayed at the start of each item. In an
"ordered" list, the sequence of the items is important, and each li is lettered or
numbered. Style sheet functions should be used to specify the mark or numeration system
for each li.
simple
Items are
not numbered or bulleted.
marked
Bullet,
box, dash, or other character is displayed before each item.
ordered
Each item
is numbered or lettered.
Captures
the nature of the content of a list. Suggested values include: 1] gloss; 2] index; 3]
instructions; 4] litany; 5] syllogism
gloss
Each list
item glosses some term or concept, which is given by a label element preceding the
list item.
index
Each list
item is an entry in an index such as the alphabetical topical index at the back of a
print volume.
instructions
Each list
item is a step in a sequence of instructions, as in a recipe.
litany
Each list
item is one of a sequence of petitions, supplications or invocations, typically in a
religious ritual.
syllogism
Each list
item is part of an argument consisting of two or more propositions and a final
conclusion derived from them.
(quoted) –
Contains material which is distinguished from the surrounding phrase-level text using
quotation marks or a similar method. Use quote for block-level quotations.
Suggested
values include: 1] spoken; 2] thought; 3] written; 4] soCalled; 5] foreign; 6] distinct;
7] term; 8] emph; 9] mentioned
spoken
Representation of speech.
thought
Representation of thought, e.g. internal monologue.
written
Quotation from a written source.
soCalled
Authorial distance.
foreign
Linguistically distinct.
distinct
Linguistically distinct.
term
Technical term.
emph
Rhetorically emphasized.
mentioned
Refering to itself, not its normal referent.
(quoted
material) – Contains a paragraph-like block of text attributed to an external source,
normally set off from the surrounding text by spacing or other typographic
distinction.
(arbitrary
segment) represents any segmentation of text below the "text component"
level.
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.
@altsym attribute should have
content.
The
value in @altsym should correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a symbolDef
element.
The value in
@altsym must not correspond to the @xml:id attribute of a symbolDef ancestor.
Indicates the
function of the text. Suggested values include: 1] unknown
unknown
The
function of the text is unknown.
Indicates the
function of the curve. Suggested values include: 1] unknown
unknown
The
function of the curve is unknown.
Indicates the
function of the line. Suggested values include: 1] coloration; 2] ligature; 3]
unknown
coloration
Indicates
coloration in material transcribed from a source originally in mensural
notation.
ligature
Marks a
ligature in material transcribed from a source originally in mensural
notation.
unknown
The
function of the line is unknown.
Container for
text that is fixed to a particular page location, regardless of changes made to the layout
of the measures around it.
A curved line
that cannot be represented by a more specific element, such as a slur.
In the symbolDef context, curve must have
either a startid attribute or x and y attributes.
In the symbolDef context, curve must have
either an endid attribute or both x2 and y2 attributes.
In the symbolDef context, curve must have either a
bezier or bulge attribute.
A visual line
that cannot be represented by a more specific; i.e., semantic, element.
When used in the symbolDef context, must have
either a startid attribute or x and y attributes.
When used in the symbolDef context, must have
either an endid attribute or both x2 and y2 attributes.
When
used in the score context, must have a startid, tstamp, tstamp.ges or tstamp.real
attribute or both x and y attributes.
When used in
the score context, must have an endid, dur, dur.ges, or tstamp2 attribute or both x2 and
y2 attributes.
One or more
characters which are related to the parent symbol in some respect, as specified by the type
attribute.
(property name)
– Name of a property of the symbol.
Characterizes
the property name.
unicode
A
registered Unicode normative or informative property name.
local
A locally
defined name.
(property
value) – A single property value.
(symbol
definition) – Declaration of an individual symbol in a symbolTable.
(symbol name) –
Contains the name of a symbol, expressed following Unicode conventions.
(symbol
property) – Provides a name and value for some property of the parent
symbol.
Contains a set
of user-defined symbols.
Location of
the annotation.
States the
length of barlines in virtual units. The value must be greater than 0 and is typically
equal to 2 times (the number of staff lines - 1); e.g., a value of '8' for a 5-line
staff.
0
Records the
method of barring.
Denotes the
staff location of the bar line if its length is non-standard.
Color of
beams, including those associated with tuplets.
Encodes
whether a beam is "feathered" and in which direction.
acc
Beam lines
grow farther apart from left to right.
rit
Beam lines
grow closer together from left to right.
norm
Beam lines
are equally-spaced over the entire length of the beam.
Captures beam
slope.
Indicates a
single, alternative note head should be displayed instead of individual note heads. The
highest and lowest notes of the chord usually indicate the upper and lower boundaries of
the cluster note head.
Describes the
color of the clef.
Determines
whether the clef is to be displayed.
h
Horizontal
stroke.
v
Vertical
stroke.
Captures the
placement of the episema with respect to the neume or neume component with which it is
associated.
Describes how
the harmonic indication should be rendered.
grid
Chord
tablature grid.
gridtext
Chord
tablature grid and the element's textual content.
text
Textual
content of the element.
Captures the
placement of the tick mark with respect to the neume or neume component with which it is
associated.
Direction
toward which the mark points.
Determines
whether cautionary accidentals should be displayed at a key change.
Indicates
whether the key signature should be displayed.
Determines
whether cautionary accidentals should be displayed at a key change.
Visual form
of the line.
Width of the
line.
Symbol
rendered at end of line.
Holds the
relative size of the line-end symbol.
Symbol
rendered at start of line.
Holds the
relative size of the line-start symbol.
Records
direction of curvature.
a
Anti-clockwise curvature.
c
Clockwise
curvature.
Indicates
whether curve is closed.
Contains an
indication of how the meter signature should be rendered.
num
Show only
the number of beats.
denomsym
The lower
number in the meter signature is replaced by a note symbol.
norm
Meter
signature rendered using traditional numeric values.
invis
Meter
signature not rendered.
Determines
whether the old meter signature should be displayed when the meter signature
changes.
States the
side of a leaf (as in a manuscript) on which the content following the pb element
occurs.
verso
The back of
a manuscript page.
recto
The front
of a manuscript page.
Number of
"crests" of a wavy line.
2
4
Indicates
whether hash marks should be rendered between systems. See Read, p. 436, ex.
26-3.
hash
Display
hash marks between systems.
Defines the
height of a "virtual unit" (vu) in terms of real-world units. A single vu is half the
distance between the vertical center point of a staff line and that of an adjacent staff
line.
\d+(\.\d+)?(cm|mm|in|pt|pc)
Indicates
that staves begin again with this section.
Captures the
placement of the sequence of characters with respect to the neume or neume component with
which it is associated.
Indicates
whether a space is 'compressible', i.e., if it may be removed at the discretion of
processing software.
Determines
whether to display guitar chord grids.
Indicates the
number of layers and their stem directions.
Captures the
colors of the staff lines. The value is structured; that is, it should have the same
number of space-separated RGB values as the number of lines indicated by the lines
attribute. A line can be made invisible by assigning it the same RGB value as the
background, usually white.
Records
whether all staff lines are visible.
Records the
absolute distance (as opposed to the relative distances recorded in scoreDef elements)
between this staff and the preceding one in the same system. This value is meaningless for
the first staff in a system since the spacing.system attribute indicates the spacing
between systems.
Indicates
whether bar lines go across the space between staves (true) or are only drawn across the
lines of each staff (false).