mei:rest 

A non-sounding event found in the source being
transcribed.

Element Information

Model

mei:dot | mei:mei_model.appLike | mei:mei_model.editLike | mei:mei_model.transcriptionLike
Children: mei:dot, mei:mei_model.appLike, mei:mei_model.editLike, mei:mei_model.transcriptionLike

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
altsym mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Provides a way of pointing to a user-defined symbol. It must contain an ID
of a <symbolDef> element elsewhere in the document.
beam restriction of list of mei:mei_data.BEAM optional 
Indicates that this event is "under a beam".
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 mei:mei_data.DURATION optional 
Records the duration of a feature using the relative durational values
provided by the data.DURATION datatype.
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.
enclose mei:mei_data.ENCLOSURE optional 
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.
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.
fermata mei:mei_data.PLACE optional 
Indicates the attachment of a fermata to this element. If visual
information about the fermata needs to be recorded, then a <fermata> element should
be employed instead.
fontfam mei:mei_data.FONTFAMILY optional 
Contains the name of a font-family.
fontname mei:mei_data.FONTNAME optional 
Holds the name of a font.
fontsize mei:mei_data.FONTSIZE optional 
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%".
fontstyle mei:mei_data.FONTSTYLE optional 
Records the style of a font, i.e, italic, oblique, or
normal.
fontweight mei:mei_data.FONTWEIGHT optional 
Used to indicate bold type.
ho mei:mei_data.MEASUREMENTREL optional 
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.
instr mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Provides a way of pointing to a MIDI instrument definition. It must
contain the ID of an <instrDef> element elsewhere in the
document.
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.
loc mei:mei_data.STAFFLOC optional 
Holds the staff location of the feature.
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.
num xs:positiveInteger optional 
Along with numbase, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value
in the ratio, while numbase is the second.
numbase xs:positiveInteger optional 
Along with num, describes duration as a ratio. num is the first value in
the ratio, while numbase is the second.
oloc mei:mei_data.OCTAVE optional 
Records staff location in terms of written octave.
ploc mei:mei_data.PITCHNAME optional 
Captures staff location in terms of written pitch name.
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.
size mei:mei_data.SIZE optional 
Describes the relative size of a feature.
spaces xs:positiveInteger optional 
States how many spaces are covered by the rest.
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.
synch restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Points to elements that are synchronous with the current
element.
to mei:mei_data.TSTAMPOFFSET optional 
Records a timestamp adjustment of a feature's programmatically-determined
location in terms of musical time; that is, beats.
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.
tuplet restriction of list of mei:mei_data.TUPLET optional 
Indicates that this feature participates in a tuplet. If visual
information about the tuplet needs to be recorded, then a <tuplet> element should be
employed.
vo mei:mei_data.MEASUREMENTREL optional 
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.
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.
x xs:decimal optional 
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.
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.
y xs:decimal optional 
Encodes an 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.

Used By

Element Group mei:mei_model.eventLike

Source 

<xs:element name="rest">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>A non-sounding event found in the source being transcribed.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xs:element ref="mei:dot"/>
      <xs:element ref="mei:mei_model.appLike"/>
      <xs:element ref="mei:mei_model.editLike"/>
      <xs:element ref="mei:mei_model.transcriptionLike"/>
    </xs:choice>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.common.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.facsimile.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.rest.log.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.rest.vis.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.rest.ges.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.rest.anl.attributes"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Sample