Here is an updated version of my previous suggestion. I have taken up Elie's comments, and added `meter' for the Caecilia project.
I have marked the type of change to each (compared to gregorio 0.9.2): [-] remove this field; [+] new field ; [=] no real change, just clarification; [!=] changed meaning of field. number-of-voices [=] The number-of-voices is the number of voices for a polyphonic piece. Successive voices are separated by a line containing "--" in the gabc notation. name [=] This is the name of the piece, in almost all cases the incipit, the first few words. In the case of the mass ordinary, the form as `Kyrie X Alme Pater' or `Sanctus XI' is recommended where appropriate. license [=] Thw license is the copyright license of the gabc, as chosen by the person named in the translator field. It is only a brief description, such as `public domain', `CC-by-sa'; a separate text file will be necessary for the complete legal license. initial-key [-] [This is no longer needed, since the clef is in the notation proper.] office-part [=] The office-part is the category of chant, according to its liturgical rôle. Examples are: antiphona, hymnus, responsorium brevium, responsorium prolixum, introitus, graduale, tractus, offertorium, communio, kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, benedictus, agnus dei. occasion [+] The occasion is the liturgical occasion. For example, `Dominica II Adventus', `Commune doctorum', `Feria secunda'. initial-style [-] [This does not appear useful to me.] mode [!=] The mode of the piece. This should normally be a number 1-8, but may be any text required for unusual cases. Note that this is not used for the text above the initial, for which see the annotation field. anotation [!=] [Spelling to be corrected to `annotation'.] The annotation is the text to appear above the initial letter. Usually this is an abbreviation of the office-part in the upper line, and an indication of the mode (and differentia for antiphons) in the lower. Either one or two annotation fields may be used; if two are used, the first is the upper line, the second the lower. Example: annotation:Ad Magnif.; annotation:VIII G; meter [+] For hymns and anything else with repetitive stanzas, the meter, the numbers of syllables in each line of a stanza. For example, 8.8.8.8 for typical Ambrosian-style hymns: 4 lines each of 8 syllables. commentary [+] This is intended for notes about the source of the text, such as references to the Bible. author [=] The author of the piece, if known; of course, the author of most traditional chant is not known. arranger [+] The name of a modern arranger, when a traditional chant melody has been adapted for new words. This may be a corporate name, like `Solesmes'. date [!=] The date of composition, or the date of earliest attestation. With most traditional chant, this will only be approximate; e.g. `XI c.' for eleventh century. manuscript [=] For transcriptions direct from a manuscript, the text normally used to identify the manuscript, for example `Montpellier H.159'. book [+] For transcriptions from a modern book (such as Solesmes editions; `modern' goes back at least to the 19th century revival), the name of the book; e.g. `Liber Usualis'. reference [=] A unique reference for the piece, according to some well-known system. For example, the reference beginning `cao' in the Cantus database of office chants. If the reference is unclear as to which system it uses, it should be prefixed by the name of the system. storage-place [=] For transcriptions direct from a manuscript, where the manuscript is held; e.g. Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. translator [=] The name of the transcriber into gabc. translation-date [=] The date the gabc was written. style [=] The typographical style of the music. This is not yet supported, in that it has no effect. Example: `editio vaticana', `editio medicea'. virgula-position [=] The position to be used for the virgula. This is not yet supported, in that it has no effect. Example: `top', `bottom'. software used [-] [duplicate of software-used] software-used [=] The name of the software used to generate the gabc file. If you generate gabc by hand, this field should not appear. gabc-version [+] The version of gabc notation used. At present the version should always be 1. lilypond-preamble [-] opustex-preamble [-] musixtex-preamble [-] [These are not used and will be left undocumented or removed.] gregoriotex-font [=] The font used by gregoriotex (at present gregoriotex can use three fonts: greciliae, gregorio, and parmesan). -- David Stone _______________________________________________ Gregorio-devel mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/gregorio-devel
