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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi Perry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Yes, there is a difference between a list and a group. I have no objections to putting soloists or a single player on a list, of course. I just don’t
 want to call them a group; so your suggestion naming the elements <perfRes> and <perfResList> instead is fine with me.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">If we decide to rename <instrVoice> and <instrVoiceGrp>, however, I suggest dropping <instrumentation>. Of course, ‘instrumentation’ is a name easier
 to understand than ‘perfResList’; I am not sure whether that is a problem. But it seems misleading to me having <perfResList> inside <instrumentation>, as the former is a more generic term than the latter. Why not make it<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><perfMedium><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">    <castList/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">    <perfResList/> <!-- zero or one perfResList at this level --><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"></perfMedium><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">and allowing <head> and any number of <perfRes> and <perfResList> elements inside <perfResList>?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">– if we do want to change the schema, that is. I’d really like to hear some more opinions on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Axel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Fra:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> mei-l [mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de]
<b>På vegne af </b>Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)<br>
<b>Sendt:</b> 18. september 2015 16:15<br>
<b>Til:</b> Music Encoding Initiative<br>
<b>Emne:</b> Re: [MEI-L] revision of content model of <instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">Axel,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">Adding the extra layer of markup –
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice>piano</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">isn’t particularly onerous since it’s relatively easy to automate.  I’m also not particularly troubled by a list containing a single item.  To me, it’s still a list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation> doesn’t necessarily become obsolete as it can still be used to separate information about non-dramatic performing forces from dramatic ones –
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><perfMedium><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <castList><!—Dramatic roles, performers, voices, etc.  --></castList><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrumentation><!—non-dramatic performers, instrumental and vocal --></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></perfMedium><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">But, you’re right, we could do without <instrumentation>.  Here’s where we can eliminate a level of nesting.  That’s a good thing, right?  “Instrumentation” isn’t a particular good name for
 the enumeration of performance resources anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">My example 4 was just a demonstration of a markup possibility.  The next example, no. 5, does not attempt to group the soloists.  Even so, soloists are still part of the larger group – orchestra
 + chorus + soloists – that is expected to perform the work, are they not?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">I guess that if you’re not excited about those changes, then you really won’t like the following suggestion –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">I’d like to eliminate <ensemble> and fold its functionality into <instrVoice>, *<b>BUT</b>* rename <instrVoice> to <perfRes> (performance resource).  At the same time, <instrVoiceGrp> should
 be renamed <perfResList>.  This will eliminate the cognitive dissonance created between “Grp” and “ensemble” and “instrVoice”.  In this new paradigm, an instrumentalist, a singer, and an ensemble are all “performance resources” and a bunch of these resources
 can be gathered into a “performance resource list”.  In addition to increased clarity, this change also better fits existing models of performing forces description (e.g., MARC).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">As a compromise, I’m happy to leave most of the model of <instrumentation> in place, but remove <ensemble> and also remove PCDATA from <instrVoiceGrp>.  I could even see retaining a single <instrVoice>
 to accommodate your minimal nesting objection – <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><ELEMENT instrumentation (instrVoice|instrVoiceGrp)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">This would continue to validate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrVoice>piano</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">The upshot of this is that ensemble names will have to be placed in <instrVoice>, as in –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrVoice>dance band</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">If you’re with me so far, then changing “instrVoice” to “perfRes” and “instrVoiceGrp” to “perfResList” resolves the mental confusion of calling a dance band a “voice”, doesn’t it?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">p.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> mei-l [<a href="mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de">mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Axel Teich Geertinger<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 18, 2015 5:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Music Encoding Initiative<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MEI-L] revision of content model of <instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi Perry
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">First of all, I am afraid I still can’t see the importance of changing the model; is it important enough to break backwards
 compatibility? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I can think of a very simple situation where the current model seems more appropriate:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice>piano</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">This would have to be changed into<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice>piano</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp>piano</instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">It bothers me that I would always have to define a group, even if there is just a single instrument. Or very few instruments:
 I actually like being able to make a distinction between a few single instruments playing together and a group of instruments (an ensemble). For instance, I regard an orchestra as a group in a very different way than, say, a piano and violin playing a sonata.
 I am happy that the current model allows me to describe the sonata players as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice>violin</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice>piano</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">rather than<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice>violin</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice>piano</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The difference may be a subtle one, I admit. But it fits may way of thinking of a group or an ensemble as something different
 from two musicians playing together, even if it wouldn’t make any sense trying to define the exact line between the one and the other...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">If wrapping all <instrVoice> and <instrVoiceGrp> into a single <instrVoiceGrp> – one of your suggestions to my cantata example
 – is to be the recommendation, their parent <instrumentation> would become obsolete as it would always contain just one (or zero) <instrVoiceGrp>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Your other suggestion – grouping the soloists in a <instrVoiceGrp> – conflicts with my understanding of them being marked
 explicitly as soloists (as in: NOT part of a group or an ensemble).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sorry if I don’t get your point!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">/axel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:65.2pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Fra:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> mei-l [<a href="mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de">mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>]
<b>På vegne af </b>Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)<br>
<b>Sendt:</b> 17. september 2015 20:11<br>
<b>Til:</b> Music Encoding Initiative<br>
<b>Emne:</b> Re: [MEI-L] revision of content model of <instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Sue me, I lied – this is still bugging me. 
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">I still want to constrain the content of <instrumentation>, but I think I’ve finally found a better solution.  Changing the model to
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">ELEMENT instrumentation (ensemble|instrVoiceGrp)*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">will validate all the following examples –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Ex 1. Empty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Ex 2. Single named ensemble<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <ensemble>Orchestra</ensemble><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Ex 3. Any number of enumerated performing groups<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice>air guitar</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">     <instrVoice>nose flute</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Ex 4. (Axel’s example with the soloists wrapped using <instrVoiceGrp>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp code="on" xml:id="instrVoiceGrp_ce2418ae"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="wa" count="2" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_35190376">fl.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="wb" count="1" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_eb76cb3c">ob.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="wc" count="3" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_2a3dad65">cl.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="wd" count="1" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_8452f43c">fg.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="ba" count="4" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_4af15a73">cor.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="bc" count="2" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_b3ce4944">cnt.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="bd" count="2" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_6abf5bd6">trb.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="be" count="2" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_29d73610">tb.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="pa" count="1" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_589f0915">timp.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="pz" count="1" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_54e51406">cmplli.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp code="ca" xml:id="instrVoiceGrp_fc8fef4e"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <head>Choir</head><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="va" count="1" xml:id="instrVoice_44c2685b">S.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="vc" count="1" xml:id="instrVoice_ba0dcf90">A.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="vd" count="1" xml:id="instrVoice_205d576b">T.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="vf" count="1" xml:id="instrVoice_95d6fb3b">B.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <instrVoice code="va" count="1" solo="true" xml:id="instrVoice_069a4d9b">S.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <instrVoice code="vd" count="1" solo="true" xml:id="instrVoice_205d8825">T.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Ex 5. (Axel’s example with the entire content wrapped using <instrVoiceGrp>, nested enumerated groups)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp code="on" xml:id="instrVoiceGrp_ce2418ae"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="wa" count="2" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_35190376">fl.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="wb" count="1" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_eb76cb3c">ob.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="wc" count="3" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_2a3dad65">cl.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="wd" count="1" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_8452f43c">fg.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="ba" count="4" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_4af15a73">cor.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="bc" count="2" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_b3ce4944">cnt.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="bd" count="2" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_6abf5bd6">trb.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="be" count="2" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_29d73610">tb.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="pa" count="1" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_589f0915">timp.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="pz" count="1" solo="false" xml:id="instrVoice_54e51406">cmplli.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp code="ca" xml:id="instrVoiceGrp_fc8fef4e"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <head>Choir</head><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="va" count="1" xml:id="instrVoice_44c2685b">S.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="vc" count="1" xml:id="instrVoice_ba0dcf90">A.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="vd" count="1" xml:id="instrVoice_205d576b">T.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">        <instrVoice code="vf" count="1" xml:id="instrVoice_95d6fb3b">B.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice code="va" count="1" solo="true" xml:id="instrVoice_069a4d9b">S.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice code="vd" count="1" solo="true" xml:id="instrVoice_205d8825">T.</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Ex. 6 Named ensemble + enumerated (nested) groups<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <ensemble>Orchestra</ensemble><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <head>Weird collection o’ players</head><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice>air guitar</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice>nose flute</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp count=”1”><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <instrVoice>tambourine</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <instrVoice>autoharp</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Ex. 7 Multiple named ensembles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <ensemble>Band</ensemble><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <ensemble>Orchestra</ensemble><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <ensemble>Steel Band</ensemble><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">If anyone can demonstrate problems with this model, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">p.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 16, 2015 3:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Music Encoding Initiative<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MEI-L] revision of content model of <instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Hi Axel,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">I think you’ve got it.  Another layer of nesting using an outer <instrVoiceGrp> isn’t necessary.  I would recommend that you use <head> within all the <instrVoiceGrp> elements, not just the
 one for the Choir.  You could also group the soloists, but it’s not required, I’m just being foolishly consistent. 
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Looking more carefully, I now think the current model for <instrumentation> can’t really be improved, since all my so-called “improvements” result in not being able to handle works for a standard
 ensemble (e.g., orchestra) and an enumerated list of performers (for example, air guitar, nose flute, tambourine and autoharp, where one player uses 2 instruments) –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <ensemble>Orchestra</ensemble><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <head>Weird collection o’ players</head><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice>air guitar</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoice>nose flute</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <instrVoiceGrp count=”1”><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <instrVoice>tambourine</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <instrVoice>autoharp</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Sorry for the unnecessary thrashing,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">p.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Axel Teich Geertinger<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 16, 2015 9:03 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Music Encoding Initiative<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [MEI-L] revision of content model of <instrumentation><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi Perry</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I use several elements within <instrumentation> very often. I haven’t been using <ensemble>, though.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">But in a cantata like this one:
<a href="http://www.kb.dk/dcm/cnw/document.xq?doc=cnw0113.xml">http://www.kb.dk/dcm/cnw/document.xq?doc=cnw0113.xml</a> , I have the following to define an orchestra, a choir and vocal soloists:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrumentation></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
    </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoiceGrp</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"on"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoiceGrp_ce2418ae"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"wa"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"2"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 solo</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"false"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_35190376"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">fl.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"wb"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"1"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 solo</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"false"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_eb76cb3c"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">ob.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"wc"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"3"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 solo</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"false"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_2a3dad65"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">cl.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"wd"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
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 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_8452f43c"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">fg.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"ba"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
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 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_4af15a73"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">cor.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"bc"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
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 solo</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"false"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_b3ce4944"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">cnt.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"bd"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
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 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_6abf5bd6"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">trb.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"be"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
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 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_29d73610"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">tb.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"pa"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"1"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
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 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_589f0915"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">timp.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"pz"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
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 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_54e51406"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">cmplli.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
    </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoiceGrp></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
    </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoiceGrp</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"ca"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoiceGrp_fc8fef4e"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><head></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Choir</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></head></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"va"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"1"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_44c2685b"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">S.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"vc"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"1"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_ba0dcf90"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">A.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"vd"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"1"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_205d576b"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">T.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
        </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"vf"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"1"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_95d6fb3b"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">B.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
    </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoiceGrp></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
    </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"va"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"1"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 solo</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"true"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_069a4d9b"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">S.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
    </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"><instrVoice</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C"> code</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"vd"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 count</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"1"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 solo</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"true"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#F5844C">
 xml:id</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#FF8040">=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#993300">"instrVoice_205d8825"</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096">></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">T.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrVoice></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#000096"></instrumentation></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Is that a misunderstanding of the concept? How would you organize this instrumentation? By another layer of nesting <instrVoiceGrp>
 and <instrVoice> elements?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Best,</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Axel</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Fra:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> mei-l [<a href="mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de">mailto:mei-l-bounces@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a>]
<b>På vegne af </b>Roland, Perry D. (pdr4h)<br>
<b>Sendt:</b> 15. september 2015 23:00<br>
<b>Til:</b> <a href="mailto:mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de">mei-l@lists.uni-paderborn.de</a><br>
<b>Emne:</b> [MEI-L] revision of content model of <instrumentation></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">This is pretty arcane stuff, so I expect that it will only be of interest to those who are deeply involved in creating detailed metadata regarding instrumentation, especially from MARC-encoded
 metadata.  Consider yourself warned.  </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Wingdings">J</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">The current model of <instrumentation> is very lax in order to allow liberal mixing of ensemble, instrVoice, and instrVoiceGrp elements –
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><content><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <rng:zeroOrMore><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <rng:ref name="model.headLike"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </rng:zeroOrMore><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <rng:zeroOrMore><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <rng:choice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <rng:ref name="ensemble"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <rng:ref name="instrVoice"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <rng:ref name="instrVoiceGrp"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </rng:choice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </rng:zeroOrMore><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></content><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">My original thinking on this was that a very loosely structured model would be helpful if <instrumentation> were ever allowed to occur with the textual parts of MEI, say in <p>.  However, I
 believe that it is unlikely that <ensemble> will ever occur in the presence of the other two possibilities.  Therefore, unless someone can prove my hunch to be incorrect, I’m inclined to allow only one sub-element to be used at a time –
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><content><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <rng:zeroOrMore><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <rng:ref name="model.headLike"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </rng:zeroOrMore><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <rng:optional><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <rng:choice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <rng:ref name="ensemble"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <rng:ref name="instrVoice"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <rng:ref name="instrVoiceGrp"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </rng:choice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </rng:optional><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></content><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Using this approach, one can use <ensemble> to encode the name of a performing group, like “orchestra” or use <instrVoiceGrp> to enumerate the parts/players of the group, but not both.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">However, this change re-focuses attention on the relationship between <ensemble> and <instrVoice> – possibly a distinction without a difference, as the expected content of both is text and
 both provide the same attributes (att.authorized and att.coded) for connecting the textual content to an authorized list.  With this in mind, it might be beneficial to modify the content model even further –  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><content><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <rng:zeroOrMore><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <rng:ref name="model.headLike"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </rng:zeroOrMore><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <rng:optional><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    <rng:choice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <rng:ref name="instrVoice"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">      <rng:ref name="instrVoiceGrp"/><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">    </rng:choice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  </rng:optional><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"></content><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">eliminating <ensemble> entirely.  The problem with this solution is that some confusion may be created as “instrVoice” doesn’t immediately spring to mind as a way to name an ensemble.  Conversely,
 the “Grp” part of the name “instrVoiceGrp” may lead the unwary into thinking that it can be used to *<b>label</b>* an ensemble, when in fact it should be used to *<b>describe</b>* an ensemble.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">So, I’m looking for advice on how to resolve this quandary – a model that’s too lax vs. a model that’s more tightly controlled but with elements that are not completely descriptive of the material
 we’re trying to encode.  At this point, I’m leaning toward the most restrictive model.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Is everyone OK with using <instrVoice>Band</instrVoice> to name an ensemble without enumerating its constituents and using
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"><instrVoiceGrp><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <head>Band</head><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrVoice>Flutes</instVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  <instrVoice>Clarinets</instrVoice><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">  etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">to provide detailed instrumentation when needed?  Also, has anyone created markup that this change would break?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks for your input,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">p.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">________________________________<br>
Perry Roland<br>
University of Virginia<br>
</span><span lang="EN-US">P. O. Box 400874<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:130.4pt"><span lang="EN-US">Charlottesville, VA, 22904<span style="color:black"><br>
434-982-2702 (w)<br>
pdr4h (at) virginia (dot) edu</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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