mei:symbol 

A reference to a previously defined symbol.

Element Information

Model

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.
authURI mei:mei_data.URI optional 
The web-accessible location of the controlled vocabulary from which the
value is taken.
authority xs:string optional 
A name or label associated with the controlled vocabulary from which the
value is taken.
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.
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.
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.
glyphname xs:string optional 
Glyph name.
glyphnum restriction of xs:string optional 
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.
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.
label xs:string optional 
Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any
string.
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.
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.
scale mei:mei_data.PERCENT optional 
Scale factor to be applied to the feature to make it the desired display
size.
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.
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.
type xs:NMTOKEN optional 
Characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient
classification scheme or typology.
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

Elements mei:mapping, mei:symbolDef
Element Groups mei:mei_model.textphraseLike.limited, mei:mei_model.textphraseLike.limited_alternation, mei:mei_model.textphraseLike.limited_sequence, mei:mei_model.textphraseLike.limited_sequenceOptional, mei:mei_model.textphraseLike.limited_sequenceOptionalRepeatable, mei:mei_model.textphraseLike.limited_sequenceRepeatable

Source 

<xs:element name="symbol">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>A reference to a previously defined symbol.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.altsym.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.authorized.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.color.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.common.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.common.anl.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.extsym.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.facsimile.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.scalable.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.startid.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.typed.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.typography.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.visualoffset.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.xy.attributes"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Sample