{repeats-headword.ly}
Repetition is a central concept in music, and multiple notations
-exist for repetitions.
+exist for repetitions. LilyPond supports the following kinds of repeats:
+
+
+@table @code
+@item volta
+The repeated music is not written out but enclosed in repeat bar
+lines. If the repeat is at the beginning of a piece, a repeat bar
+line is only printed at the end. Alternative endings (volte) are
+printed, left to right with brackets. This is the standard
+notation for repeats with alternatives.
+
+@item unfold
+The repeated music is fully written out, as many times as
+specified by @var{repeatcount}. This is useful when
+entering repetitious music.
+
+@item percent
+Make beat or measure repeats. These look like percent signs.
+Percent repeats must be declared within a @code{Voice} context.
+
+@item tremolo
+Make tremolo beams.
+
+@end table
+
+LilyPond has one syntactic construct for specifying different
+types of repeats. The syntax is
+
+@example
+\repeat @var{variant} @var{repeatcount} @var{repeatbody}
+@end example
+
+where @var{repeabody} is a music expression.
+
+
+Alternative endings are entered with
+@funindex \alternative
+@example
+\alternative @{
+ @var{alternative1}
+ @var{alternative2}
+ @var{alternative3}
+ @dots{}
+@}
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+after a @code{\repeat volta} or @code{unfold} block, where each
+@var{alternative} is a music expression. If you give fewer
+alternatives than @var{repeatcount}, the first alternative is assumed
+to be played more than once.
+
@menu
-* Writing repeats::
-* Other repeats::
+* Writing long repeats::
+* Short repeats::
@end menu
-@node Writing repeats
-@subsection Writing repeats
-
-Blah blah
+@node Writing long repeats
+@subsection Writing long repeats
@menu
* Normal repeats::
-* Repeat syntax::
-* Manual repeat commands::
+* Manual repeat marks::
@end menu
-@node Normal repeats
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Normal repeats
-
@cindex volta
@cindex prima volta
@cindex seconda volta
+@cindex volta, prima
+@cindex volta, seconda
@funindex \repeat
-Normal repeats, with or without alternate repeats, may be printed:
+@node Normal repeats
+@subsubsection Normal repeats
-@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
+FIXME: this example needs to go by itself.
+@verbatim
\repeat volta 2 { c4 d e f }
+@end verbatim
+
+Normal repeats, with or without alternate repeats:
+
+@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
\repeat volta 2 { g f e d }
\alternative {
{ cis2 g' }
}
c1
@end lilypond
-
-Repeats with upbeats may be created.
+Repeats with upbeats:
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
\new Staff {
@funindex \repeatTie
-Ties may be added to a second ending,
+Ties may be added to a second ending:
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
c1
\alternative { {f2 d} {f\repeatTie f,} }
@end lilypond
-It is possible to shorten volta brackets by setting
-@code{voltaSpannerDuration}. In the next example, the bracket
-only lasts one measure, which is a duration of 3/4.
+By default, the volta brackets will be drawn over all of the
+alternative music, but it is possible to shorten them by
+setting @code{voltaSpannerDuration}. In the next example, the
+bracket only lasts one measure, which is a duration of 3/4.
@lilypond[verbatim,ragged-right,quote]
\relative c''{
}
@end lilypond
+The @code{Volta_engraver} by default resides in the Score context,
+and brackets for the repeat are thus normally only printed over
+the topmost staff. This can be adjusted by adding
+@code{Volta_engraver} to the Staff context where you want the
+brackets to appear; see @ref{Modifying context plug-ins} and
+@c @lsr{repeats,volta@/-multi@/-staff@/.ly}.
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,ragged-right,quote]
+\score { <<
+ \new Staff { \repeat volta 2 { c'1 } \alternative { c' } }
+ \new Staff { \repeat volta 2 { c'1 } \alternative { c' } }
+ \new Staff \with { \consists Volta_engraver } { c'2 g' e' a' }
+ \new Staff { \repeat volta 2 { c'1 } \alternative { c' } }
+ >> }
+@end lilypond
+
+@c Is there a way to have a final bar ("|.") at the end of the
+@c previous line? Doesn't seem to be.
If you want to start a repeat at the beginning of a line and have
a double bar at the end of the previous line, use
@seealso
-Snippets: @lsrdir{repeats}
+Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}
Internals Reference: @internalsref{VoltaBracket},
@internalsref{RepeatedMusic},
@internalsref{VoltaRepeatedMusic}, and
@internalsref{UnfoldedRepeatedMusic}.
-Examples:
+@c Examples:
-Brackets for the repeat are normally only printed over the topmost
-staff. This can be adjusted by moving @code{Volta_engraver} to
-the Staff context where you want the brackets to appear; see
-@ref{Modifying context plug-ins} and
-@lsr{repeats,volta@/-multi@/-staff@/.ly}.
-
-@refbugs
+@knownissues
@cindex repeat, ambiguous
-@node Repeat syntax
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Repeat syntax
-
-@cindex repeats
-
-LilyPond has one syntactic construct for specifying different
-types of repeats. The syntax is
-
-@example
-\repeat @var{variant} @var{repeatcount} @var{repeatbody}
-@end example
-
-If you have alternative endings, you may add
-@funindex \alternative
-@example
-\alternative @{
- @var{alternative1}
- @var{alternative2}
- @var{alternative3}
- @dots{}
-@}
-@end example
-
-@noindent
-where each @var{alternative} is a music expression. If you do not
-give enough alternatives for all of the repeats, the first
-alternative is assumed to be played more than once.
-
-The following types of repetition are supported
-
-@table @code
-@item unfold
-Repeated music is fully written (played) out. This is useful when
-entering repetitious music. This is the only kind of repeat that
-is included in MIDI output.
-
-@item volta
-Repeats are not written out, but alternative endings (volte) are
-printed, left to right with brackets. This is the standard
-notation for repeats with alternatives. These are not played in
-MIDI output by default.
-
-
-@item tremolo
-Make tremolo beams. These are not played in MIDI output by
-default.
-
-@item percent
-Make beat or measure repeats. These look like percent signs.
-These are not played in MIDI output by default. Percent repeats
-must be declared within a @code{Voice} context.
-
-@end table
-
-
-@node Manual repeat commands
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Manual repeat commands
+@node Manual repeat marks
+@subsubsection Manual repeat marks
@funindex repeatCommands
+@c FIXME: Markup does not work in the "text" field
+@c And how does one change the font?
+@c On the whole, this section needs better documentation (why the
+@c double parentheses around the volta expressions?)
+
The property @code{repeatCommands} can be used to control the
layout of repeats. Its value is a Scheme list of repeat commands.
Print a @code{:|} bar line.
@item @code{(volta @var{text})}
-Print a volta bracket saying @var{text}: The text can be specified
-as a text string or as a markup text, see @ref{Text markup}. Do
-not forget to change the font, as the default number font does not
-contain alphabetic characters;
+Print a volta bracket saying @var{text}. The text can be
+specified as a text string or as a markup text, see @ref{Text
+markup}. Do not forget to change the font, as the default number
+font does not contain alphabetic characters;
+
@item @code{(volta #f)}
Stop a running volta bracket.
c4 c4
@end lilypond
+@c FIXME: improve visibility of bar lines link?
@seealso
-Snippets: @lsrdir{repeats}
+Notation Reference: @ref{Bar lines}.
+
+Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}
Internals Reference: @internalsref{VoltaBracket},
@internalsref{RepeatedMusic}, @internalsref{VoltaRepeatedMusic},
and @internalsref{UnfoldedRepeatedMusic}.
-@node Other repeats
-@subsection Other repeats
+@node Short repeats
+@subsection Short repeats
@menu
+* Percent repeats::
* Tremolo repeats::
-* Tremolo subdivisions::
-* Measure repeats::
@end menu
-@node Tremolo repeats
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Tremolo repeats
+@node Percent repeats
+@subsubsection Percent repeats
-@cindex tremolo beams
+@cindex percent repeats
+@cindex measure repeats
-To place tremolo marks between notes, use @code{\repeat} with
-tremolo style
+A note pattern can be repeated with the @code{\repeat percent
+@var{number}} syntax. The music is printed once, and the pattern
+is replaced with a special sign. Patterns of one and two measures
+are replaced by percent-like signs, patterns that divide the
+measure length are replaced by slashes. Percent repeats must be
+declared within a @code{Voice} context.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
\new Voice \relative c' {
- \repeat tremolo 8 { c16 d16 }
- \repeat tremolo 4 { c16 d16 }
- \repeat tremolo 2 { c16 d16 }
+ \repeat percent 4 { c4 }
+ \repeat percent 2 { c2 es2 f4 fis4 g4 c4 }
}
@end lilypond
-Tremolo marks can also be put on a single note. In this case, the
-note should not be surrounded by braces.
+Measure repeats of more than two measures get a counter if you
+switch on the @code{countPercentRepeats} property:
-@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
-\repeat tremolo 4 c'16
+@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
+\new Voice {
+ \set countPercentRepeats = ##t
+ \repeat percent 4 { c1 }
+}
@end lilypond
-Similar output is obtained using the tremolo subdivision,
-described in @ref{Tremolo subdivisions}.
+
+Isolated percents can also be printed. This is done by entering a
+multi-measure rest with a different print function:
+
+@lilypond[fragment,verbatim,quote]
+\override MultiMeasureRest #'stencil
+ = #ly:multi-measure-rest::percent
+R1
+@end lilypond
@seealso
-Notation Reference: @ref{Tremolo subdivisions}, @ref{Repeats}.
+Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}
-Snippets: @lsrdir{repeats}
+Internals Reference: @internalsref{RepeatSlash},
+@internalsref{PercentRepeat}, @internalsref{DoublePercentRepeat},
+@internalsref{DoublePercentRepeatCounter},
+@internalsref{PercentRepeatCounter},
+@internalsref{PercentRepeatedMusic}.
-Internals Reference: @internalsref{Beam},
-@internalsref{StemTremolo}.
+@node Tremolo repeats
+@subsubsection Tremolo repeats
+
+@cindex tremolo beams
+
+To place tremolo marks between notes, use @code{\repeat} with
+tremolo style:
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
+\new Voice \relative c' {
+ \repeat tremolo 8 { c16 d16 }
+ \repeat tremolo 4 { c16 d16 }
+ \repeat tremolo 2 { c16 d16 }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+The @code{\repeat tremolo} syntax expects exactly two notes within
+the braces, and the number of repetitions must correspond to a
+note value that can be expressed with plain or dotted notes. Thus,
+@code{\repeat tremolo 7} is valid and produces a double dotted
+note, but @code{\repeat tremolo 9} is not.
+
+The duration of the tremolo equals the duration of the
+braced expression multiplied by the number of repeats:
+@code{\repeat tremolo 8 @{ c16 d16 @}} gives a whole note tremolo,
+notated as two whole notes joined by tremolo beams.
-@node Tremolo subdivisions
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Tremolo subdivisions
+There are two ways to put tremolo marks on a single note. The
+@code{\repeat tremolo} syntax can be used even here, in which case
+the note should not be surrounded by braces:
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
+\repeat tremolo 4 c'16
+@end lilypond
@cindex tremolo marks
@funindex tremoloFlags
-Tremolo marks can be printed on a single note by adding
+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{length} value of 8 gives one line across the note stem. If
+@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
@end lilypond
-@refbugs
+@knownissues
+
-Tremolos entered in this way do not carry over into the MIDI
-output.
+Tremolos entered with @q{@code{:}[@var{number}]} do not carry over
+into the MIDI output.
@seealso
Notation Reference: @ref{Tremolo repeats}.
-Snippets: @lsrdir{repeats}
-
-Elsewhere: @internalsref{StemTremolo}.
-
-
-@node Measure repeats
-@unnumberedsubsubsec Measure repeats
-
-@cindex percent repeats
-@cindex measure repeats
-
-In the @code{percent} style, a note pattern can be repeated. It
-is printed once, and then the pattern is replaced with a special
-sign. Patterns of one and two measures are replaced by
-percent-like signs, patterns that divide the measure length are
-replaced by slashes. Percent repeats must be declared within a
-@code{Voice} context.
-
-@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
-\new Voice \relative c' {
- \repeat percent 4 { c4 }
- \repeat percent 2 { c2 es2 f4 fis4 g4 c4 }
-}
-@end lilypond
-
-Measure repeats of more than 2 measures get a counter, if you
-switch on the @code{countPercentRepeats} property,
-
-@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
-\new Voice {
-\set countPercentRepeats = ##t
- \repeat percent 4 { c1 }
-}
-@end lilypond
-
-
-
-Isolated percents can also be printed. This is done by putting a
-multi-measure rest with a different print function,
-
-@lilypond[fragment,verbatim,quote]
-\override MultiMeasureRest #'stencil
- = #ly:multi-measure-rest::percent
-R1
-@end lilypond
-
-
+Internals Reference: @internalsref{Beam},
+@internalsref{StemTremolo}.
+Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}
-@seealso
+Elsewhere: @internalsref{StemTremolo}.
-Snippets: @lsrdir{repeats}
-Internals Reference: @internalsref{RepeatSlash},
-@internalsref{PercentRepeat}, @internalsref{DoublePercentRepeat},
-@internalsref{DoublePercentRepeatCounter},
-@internalsref{PercentRepeatCounter},
-@internalsref{PercentRepeatedMusic}.
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