mei:beamSpan 

(beam span) – Alternative element for explicitly encoding beams,
particularly those which extend across bar lines.

Element Information

Model

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
beam.with mei:mei_data.OTHERSTAFF optional 
In the case of cross-staff beams, the beam.with attribute is used to
indicate which staff the beam is connected to; that is, the staff above or the staff
below.
color mei:mei_data.COLOR optional 
Used to indicate visual appearance. Do not confuse this with the musical
term 'color' as used in pre-CMN notation.
copyof mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to an element of which the current element is a
copy.
corresp restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Used to point to other elements that correspond to this one in a generic
fashion.
dots mei:mei_data.AUGMENTDOT optional 
Records the number of augmentation dots required by a dotted
duration.
dur restriction of list of mei:mei_data.DURATION.additive optional 
Records duration using optionally dotted, relative durational values
provided by the data.DURATION datatype. When the duration is "irrational", as is sometimes
the case with tuplets, multiple space-separated values that add up to the total duration
may be used. When dotted values are present, the dots attribute must be
ignored.
dur.ges mei:mei_data.DURATION.gestural optional 
Records performed duration information that differs from the written
duration. Its value may be expressed in several forms; that is, ppq (MIDI clicks and
MusicXML 'divisions'), Humdrum **recip values, beats, seconds, or mensural duration
values.
endid mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Indicates the final element in a sequence of events to which the feature
applies.
evaluate restriction of xs:token optional 
Specifies the intended meaning when a participant in a relationship is
itself a pointer.
facs restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone
which corresponds to it.
form restriction of xs:token optional 
Captures whether a beam is "feathered" and in which
direction.
label xs:string optional 
Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any
string.
layer restriction of list of xs:positiveInteger optional 
Identifies the layer to which a feature applies.
n optional 
Provides a number-like designation for an element.
next restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Used to point to the next event(s) in a user-defined
collection.
plist restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Contains a space separated list of references that identify active
participants in a collection/relationship, such as notes under a phrase mark; that is, the
entities pointed "from".
prev restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to the previous event(s) in a user-defined
collection.
sameas restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to an element that is the same as the current element but is not a
literal copy of the current element.
slope xs:decimal optional 
Records the slope of the beam.
staff restriction of list of xs:positiveInteger optional 
Signifies the staff on which a notated event occurs or to which a control
event applies. Mandatory when applicable.
startid mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Holds a reference to the first element in a sequence of events to which
the feature applies.
subtype xs:NMTOKEN optional 
Provide any sub-classification for the element, additional to that given
by its type attribute.
synch restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to elements that are synchronous with the current
element.
tstamp mei:mei_data.BEAT optional 
Encodes the onset time in terms of musical time, i.e.,
beats[.fractional_beat_part].
tstamp.ges mei:mei_data.DURATION.gestural optional 
Captures performed onset time in several forms; that is, ppq (MIDI clicks
and MusicXML 'divisions'), Humdrum **recip values, beats, seconds, or mensural duration
values.
tstamp.real mei:mei_data.ISOTIME optional 
Used to record the onset time in terms of ISO time.
tstamp2 mei:mei_data.MEASUREBEAT optional 
Encodes the ending point of an event in terms of musical time, i.e., a
count of measures plus a beat location.
type xs:NMTOKEN optional 
Characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient
classification scheme or typology.
when mei:mei_data.URI optional 
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.
xml:base mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative
URI references into absolute URI references.
xml:id xs:ID optional 
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.

Used By

Element Groups mei:mei_model.controleventLike.cmn, mei:mei_model.controleventLike.cmn_alternation, mei:mei_model.controleventLike.cmn_sequence, mei:mei_model.controleventLike.cmn_sequenceOptional, mei:mei_model.controleventLike.cmn_sequenceOptionalRepeatable, mei:mei_model.controleventLike.cmn_sequenceRepeatable

Source 

<xs:element name="beamSpan">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>(beam span) – Alternative element for explicitly encoding beams, particularly those which extend across bar lines.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.common.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.facsimile.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.beamSpan.log.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.beamSpan.vis.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.beamSpan.ges.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.beamSpan.anl.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.typed.attributes"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Sample