Re: volta repeat with and without alternative ending

[Paul Scott]

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 07:52:15PM +0200, Gergely K. wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 7:42 PM, Paul Scott <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 07:35:16PM +0200, Gergely K. wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 7:13 PM, tisimst <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > > It got me thinking, though. Why don't you want the viola to have the
> > same \repeat
> > > > volta 2 { ... } \alternative { { ... } { ... } } structure, too?
> > > >
> > > Because in individual part score, it will look silly (alternative
> > endings,
> > > but they are identical)
> >
> > Not silly at all.  It lets the violists know the structure.  What if the
> > conductor says "Start at the 2nd ending?"  How will the violist(s) know
> > where to start if they don't where the 2nd ending is?
> >
> Conductor will say bar number.

Which will be wrong or inconsistent if you don't use the same structure
in all parts.

Paul