Re: Section repeat

[Hans Åberg]

Yt was David Wright who wrote what you quote, not me.

> On 4 Feb 2017, at 01:58, Flaming Hakama by Elaine <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 1:12 PM, [David Wright <address@hidden>] wrote:
> 
> > Comparing yesterday's version (2 and 4 separate) and A (2&4 together),
> > I'd maintain that A describes the music more faithfully, and is
> > actually easier to read: when you reach 15 on the 4th-time through,
> > you've not only played all the measures involved, but you only have
> > to vault over one volta bracket, not two.
> 
> The counterpoint to this insight is that with the combined ending, players 
> must read the same symbol (the end repeat barline) and interpret it 
> differently different times--the first time they encounter it (2nd ending), 
> take the repeat, and the second time they encounter it (4th ending), they 
> ignore it.
> 
> Especially since there are more than 2 repeats, and this occurrence is 
> separated by a 3rd ending, you can introduce more work to the musicians to 
> remember where they are and what to do when they get to that measure.
> 
> With the separate endings, there is less confusion about the roadmap.  
> 
> So, I think there are benefits and drawbacks to each approach.