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@end ignore
-@c \version "2.12.0"
+@c \version "2.14.0"
@node Repeats
@section Repeats
@item unfold
The repeated music is fully written out, as many times as
-specified by @var{repeatcount}. This is useful when
+specified by @code{@var{repeatcount}}. This is useful when
entering repetitious music.
@item percent
@end example
@noindent
-where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression. Alternate endings can be
-produced using @code{\alternative}. In order to delimit the alternate
-endings, the group of alternatives must be enclosed in a set of
-braces. If there are more repeats than there are alternate endings,
-the earliest repeats are given the first alternative.
+where @code{@var{musicexpr}} is a music expression.
-Normal repeats without alternate endings:
+A single repeat without an alternate ending:
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
\repeat volta 2 { c4 d e f }
\repeat volta 2 { d4 e f g }
@end lilypond
-Normal repeats with alternate endings:
+Alternative endings can be produced using @code{\alternative}. Each
+group of alternatives must be themselves, enclosed in a set of braces.
+
+@example
+\repeat volta @var{repeatcount} @var{musicexpr}
+\alternative @{
+ @{ @var{musicexpr} @}
+@}
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+where @code{@var{musicexpr}} is a music expression.
+
+If there are more repeats than there are alternate endings, the earliest
+repeats are given the first alternative.
+
+A single repeat with one alternate ending:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat volta 2 { c4 d e f | }
+\alternative {
+ { c2 e | }
+ { f2 g | }
+}
+c1
+@end lilypond
+
+A single repeat with more than one alternate ending:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat volta 4 { c4 d e f | }
+\alternative {
+ { c2 e | }
+ { f2 g | }
+}
+c1
+@end lilypond
+
+Multiple repeats with more than one alternate ending:
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
-\repeat volta 4 { c4 d e f }
+\repeat volta 3 { c4 d e f | }
\alternative {
- { d2 e }
- { f2 g }
+ { c2 e | }
+ { f2 g | }
+ { a2 g | }
}
c1
@end lilypond
+@warning{If there are two or more alternatives, nothing should appear
+between the closing brace of one and the opening brace of the next
+in an @code{@bs{}alternative} block, otherwise you will not get the
+expected number of endings.}
+
@warning{If you include @code{@bs{}relative} inside a
@code{@bs{}repeat} without explicitly instantiating the
@code{Voice} context, extra (unwanted) staves will appear. See
@cindex pickup in a repeat
@funindex \partial
-
If a repeat starts in the middle of a measure and has no alternate
endings, normally the end of the repeat will also fall in the
middle of a measure, so that the two ends add up to one complete
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{adding-volta-brackets-to-additional-staves.ly}
+@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
+{setting-the-double-repeat-default-for-volte.ly}
@seealso
Music Glossary:
@warning{These methods are only used for displaying unusual repeat
constructs, and may produce unexpected behavior. In most cases,
-repeats should be created using the standard @code{\\repeat} command
+repeats should be created using the standard @code{@bs{}repeat} command
or by printing the relevant bar lines. For more information, see
@ref{Bar lines}.}
@end example
@noindent
-where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression and @var{repeatcount} is
-the number of times @var{musicexpr} is repeated.
+where @code{@var{musicexpr}} is a music expression and
+@code{@var{repeatcount}} is the number of times
+@code{@var{musicexpr}} is repeated.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat unfold 2 { c4 d e f }
c1
+@end lilypond
+
+Unfold repeats can be made with alternate endings.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
\repeat unfold 2 { c4 d e f }
+\alternative {
+ { c2 g' }
+ { c,2 b }
+}
c1
@end lilypond
-Unfold repeats can be made with alternate endings. If there are
-more repeats than there are alternate endings, the first
-alternative ending is applied to the earliest endings.
+If there are more repeats than there are alternate endings, the first
+alternative is applied multiple times until the remaining alternatives
+make up the total number of repeats.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat unfold 4 { c4 d e f }
+\alternative {
+ { c2 g' }
+ { c,2 b }
+ { e2 d }
+ }
c1
-\repeat unfold 2 { g4 f e d }
+@end lilypond
+
+If there are more alternate endings than repeats then the first
+alternatives are applied, LilyPond will ignore the remaining
+alternatives which will not be printed.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat unfold 2 { c4 d e f }
+\alternative {
+ { c2 g' }
+ { c,2 b }
+ { e2 d }
+}
+c1
+@end lilypond
+
+It is also possible to nest multiple @code{unfold} functions (with or
+without alternate endings).
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat unfold 2 {
+ \repeat unfold 2 { c4 d e f }
\alternative {
- { cis2 g' }
- { cis,2 b }
+ { c2 g' }
+ { c,2 b }
}
+}
c1
@end lilypond
+
@warning{If you include @code{@bs{}relative} inside a
@code{@bs{}repeat} without explicitly instantiating the
@code{Voice} context, extra (unwanted) staves will appear. See
@subsection Short repeats
This section discusses how to input short repeats. Short repeats can
-take two basic forms: repeats of a single note to two measures,
-represented by slashes or percent signs; and tremolos.
+take two forms: slashes or percent signs to represent repeats of a
+single note, a single measure or two measures, and tremolos otherwise.
@menu
* Percent repeats::
@funindex \repeat percent
@funindex percent
-Repeated short patterns of notes are supported. The music is printed
-once, and the pattern is replaced with a special sign. Patterns that
-are shorter than one measure are replaced by slashes, and patterns of
-one or two measures are replaced by percent-like signs. The syntax is
+Repeated short patterns are printed once, and the repeated pattern
+is replaced with a special sign.
+
+The syntax is
@example
-@code{\repeat percent @var{number} @var{musicexpr}}
+\repeat percent @var{number} @var{musicexpr}
@end example
@noindent
-where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression.
+where @code{@var{musicexpr}} is a music expression.
+
+Patterns that are shorter than one measure are replaced by slashes.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat percent 4 { c128 d e f }
+\repeat percent 4 { c64 d e f }
+\repeat percent 5 { c32 d e f }
+\repeat percent 4 { c16 d e f }
+\repeat percent 4 { c8 d }
\repeat percent 4 { c4 }
-\repeat percent 2 { b4 a g f }
-\repeat percent 2 { c2 es | f4 fis g c | }
+\repeat percent 2 { c2 }
+@end lilypond
+
+Patterns of one or two measures are replaced by percent-like symbols.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat percent 2 { c4 d e f }
+\repeat percent 2 { c2 d }
+\repeat percent 2 { c1 }
+@end lilypond
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat percent 3 { c4 d e f | c2 g' }
+@end lilypond
+
+Patterns that are shorter than one measure but contain mixed durations
+use a double-percent symbol.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat percent 4 { c8. <d f>16 }
+\repeat percent 2 { \times 2/3 { r8 c d } e4 }
@end lilypond
@snippets
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{isolated-percent-repeats.ly}
-
@seealso
Music Glossary:
@rglos{percent repeat},
Internals Reference:
@rinternals{RepeatSlash},
+@rinternals{RepeatSlashEvent},
+@rinternals{DoubleRepeatSlash},
@rinternals{PercentRepeat},
+@rinternals{PercentRepeatCounter},
+@rinternals{PercentRepeatedMusic},
+@rinternals{Percent_repeat_engraver},
+@rinternals{DoublePercentEvent},
@rinternals{DoublePercentRepeat},
@rinternals{DoublePercentRepeatCounter},
-@rinternals{PercentRepeatCounter},
-@rinternals{PercentRepeatedMusic}.
-
-
-@knownissues
-
-Only three kinds of percent repeats are supported: a single slash
-representing a single beat (regardless of the duration of the repeated
-notes); a single slash with dots representing one full measure; and
-two slashes with dots crossing a bar line representing two full
-measures. Neither multiple slashes representing single beat repeats
-consisting of sixteenth or shorter notes, nor two slashes with dots
-representing single beat repeats consisting of notes of varying
-durations, are supported.
+@rinternals{Double_percent_repeat_engraver},
+@rinternals{Slash_repeat_engraver}.
@node Tremolo repeats
@funindex tremolo
Tremolos can take two forms: alternation between two chords or two
-notes, and rapid repetition of a single note or chord. Tremolos
+notes, and rapid repetition of a single note or chord. Tremolos
consisting of an alternation are indicated by adding beams between the
notes or chords being alternated, while tremolos consisting of the
rapid repetition of a single note are indicated by adding beams or
@funindex tremoloFlags
@funindex :
-The same output can be obtained by adding
-@q{@code{:}[@var{number}]} after the note. The number indicates
-the duration of the subdivision, and it must be at least 8. A
-@var{number} value of 8 gives one line across the note stem. If
-the length is omitted, the last value (stored in
-@code{tremoloFlags}) is used:
+The same output can be obtained by adding @code{:@var{N}} after
+the note, where @code{@var{N}} indicates the duration of the
+subdivision (it must be at least 8). If @code{@var{N}} is 8, one
+beam is added to the note's stem. If @code{@var{N}} is omitted,
+the last value (stored in @code{tremoloFlags}) is used:
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2]
c2:8 c:32