Re: parallelMusic and repeat

[Mats Bengtsson]

-Eluze wrote:
> > I can use \bar "|:" ":|" for repeats, but I don't know how to set the
> > alternate endings manually. Any hint?
> >
> >     
>
> you could add a further voice taking care of these repeats:
>
>       \\
>       {
>         \repeat volta 2 {
>           s 1 s 1
>         }
>         \alternative {
>           {s 1}
>           {s 1}
>         }
>
>
>   
That's in general a bad idea which may cause unexpected results, as has 
been discussed earlier on the mailing list. Remember that the general 
philosophy in LilyPond is that the input primarily describes the musical 
content, not the layout, so repeats should in general be included in 
every single voice, since the musical meaning of the repeat is that all 
the voices should be played twice. However, as an alternative to 
manually inserting the alternate endings and repeat signs, what you 
propose is certainly a better option.

  /Mats