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@c \version "2.12.0"
@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 @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 @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 {
- { d2 e }
+ { c2 e }
+ { f2 g }
+}
+c1
+@end lilypond
+
+Multiple repeats with more than one alternate ending:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat volta 3 { c4 d e f }
+\alternative {
+ { c2 e }
{ f2 g }
+ { a2 g }
}
c1
@end lilypond
-@warning{Do not include @code{@bs{}relative} inside a
-@code{@bs{}repeat}. It will cause unwanted staves to appear.
-See @rprogram{An extra staff appears}.}
+@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
+@rprogram{An extra staff appears}.}
@cindex repeat with upbeat
@cindex upbeat in a repeat
@cindex pickup in a repeat
@funindex \partial
-Repeats with upbeats can be entered in two ways:
-@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
-\partial 4
-e |
-\repeat volta 4 { c2 d | e2 f | }
-\alternative {
- { g4 g g e }
- { a4 a a a | b2. }
+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
+measure. In such cases, the repeat signs do not constitute true
+bar lines. Do not use @code{\partial} commands or bar checks
+where these repeat signs are printed:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
+% no \partial here
+c4 e g % no bar check here
+% no \partial here
+\repeat volta 4 {
+ e4 |
+ c2 e |
+ % no \partial here
+ g4 g g % no bar check here
}
+% no \partial here
+g4 |
+a2 a |
+g1 |
@end lilypond
-@noindent
-or
+Similarly, if a repeat begins with the initial partial measure of
+a score and has no alternate endings, the same conditions apply as
+in the above example, except that in this case the @code{\partial}
+command is required at the beginning of the score:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
+\partial 4 % required
+\repeat volta 4 {
+ e4 |
+ c2 e |
+ % no \partial here
+ g4 g g % no bar check here
+}
+% no \partial here
+g4 |
+a2 a |
+g1 |
+@end lilypond
-@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+When alternate endings are added to a repeat that begins with an
+incomplete measure, it becomes necessary to set the
+@code{Timing.measureLength} context property manually, in the
+following specific places:
+
+@itemize
+@item
+at the start of any incomplete measures in the @code{\alternative}
+block, which normally occur at the end of each alternative, except
+(in most cases) the last.
+
+@item
+at the start of each alternative, except the first.
+@end itemize
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
\partial 4
-\repeat volta 4 { e4 | c2 d | e2 f | }
+\repeat volta 2 { e4 | c2 e | }
\alternative {
- { \partial 4*3 g4 g g }
- { a4 a a a | b2. }
+ {
+ f2 d |
+ \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 3 4)
+ g4 g g % optional bar check is allowed here
+ }
+ {
+ \set Timing.measureLength = #(ly:make-moment 4 4)
+ a2 a |
+ }
}
+g1 |
@end lilypond
+The @code{measureLength} property is described in @ref{Time
+administration}.
@cindex repeats with ties
@cindex alternative endings with ties
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
c1
-\repeat volta 2 { c4 d e f ~ }
+\repeat volta 2 { c4 d e f~ }
\alternative {
{ f2 d }
{ f2\repeatTie f, }
@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:
Notation Reference:
@ref{Bar lines},
-@ref{Modifying context plug-ins}.
+@ref{Modifying context plug-ins},
+@ref{Time administration}.
Snippets:
@rlsr{Repeats}.
@cindex repeat and slur
@cindex slur and repeat
+Slurs that span from a @code{\repeat} block into an
+@code{\alternative} block will only work for the first alternate
+ending. Also, slurs cannot wrap around from the end of one
+alternative back to the beginning of the repeat.
+
+If a repeat that begins with an incomplete measure has an
+@code{\alternative} block that contains modifications to the
+@code{measureLength} property, using @code{\unfoldRepeats} will
+result in wrongly-placed bar lines and bar check warnings.
+
A nested repeat like
@example
@end example
@noindent
-is ambiguous, since it is is not clear to which @code{\repeat} the
+is ambiguous, since it is not clear to which @code{\repeat} the
@code{\alternative} belongs. This ambiguity is resolved by always
having the @code{\alternative} belong to the inner @code{\repeat}.
For clarity, it is advisable to use braces in such situations.
-Timing information is not remembered at the start of an alternative,
-so after a repeat timing information must be reset by hand; for
-example, by setting @code{Score.measurePosition} or entering
-@code{\partial}. Similarly, slurs are also not repeated.
-
-
@node Manual repeat marks
@unnumberedsubsubsec Manual repeat marks
@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}.}
the number of times @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
+
+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
@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 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
-\repeat unfold 2 { g4 f e d }
+@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
+@rprogram{An extra staff appears}.}
+
+
@seealso
Snippets:
@rlsr{Repeats}.
@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}}
@noindent
where @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 { 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 signs.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat percent 3 { c4 d e f }
+\repeat percent 4 { c2 d }
+@end lilypond
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
+\repeat percent 3 { c4 d e f | c2 g' }
@end lilypond
@snippets
@cindex tremolo, cross-staff
@cindex cross-staff tremolo
-@knownissues
-
-Cross-staff tremolos do not work well.
-