@item unfold
The repeated music is fully written out, as many times as
specified by @var{repeatcount}. This is useful when
-entering repetitious music.
+entering repetitious music.
@item percent
These are beat or measure repeats. They look like single slashes or
@menu
-* Long repeats::
-* Short repeats::
+* Long repeats::
+* Short repeats::
@end menu
@node Long repeats
Repeat signs can also be controlled manually.
@menu
-* Normal repeats::
-* Manual repeat marks::
-* Written-out repeats::
+* Normal repeats::
+* Manual repeat marks::
+* Written-out repeats::
@end menu
@cindex volta
or
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
-\partial 4
+\partial 4
\repeat volta 4 { e4 | c2 d | e2 f | }
\alternative {
{ \partial 4*3 g4 g g }
@seealso
-
Music Glossary: @rglos{repeat}, @rglos{volta}.
Notation Reference: @ref{Bar lines}, @ref{Modifying context plug-ins}.
@rinternals{RepeatedMusic}, @rinternals{VoltaRepeatedMusic},
@rinternals{UnfoldedRepeatedMusic}.
+
@knownissues
@cindex repeat, ambiguous
c1
\set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta #f) (volta "95") end-repeat)
b1
+\set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta #f))
@end lilypond
@cindex volta bracket with text
Text can be included with the volta bracket. The text can be a
number or numbers or markup text, see @ref{Formatting text}. The
simplest way to use markup text is to define the markup first,
-then include the the markup in a Scheme list.
+then include the markup in a Scheme list.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
voltaAdLib = \markup { 1. 2. 3... \text \italic { ad lib. } }
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{printing-a-repeat-sign-at-the-beginning-of-a-piece.ly}
-@seealso
+@seealso
Notation Reference:
@ref{Bar lines},
@ref{Formatting text}.
c1
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
Snippets: @rlsr{Repeats}.
Internals Reference: @rinternals{RepeatedMusic},
@rinternals{UnfoldedRepeatedMusic}.
+
@node Short repeats
@subsection Short repeats
represented by slashes or percent signs; and tremolos.
@menu
-* Percent repeats::
-* Tremolo repeats::
+* Percent repeats::
+* Tremolo repeats::
@end menu
@node Percent repeats
@code{\repeat percent @var{number} @var{musicexpr}}
@end example
-where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression.
+where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
\repeat percent 4 { c4 }
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{percent-repeat-counter.ly}
+@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
+{percent-repeat-count-visibility.ly}
+
@lilypondfile[verbatim,lilyquote,texidoc,doctitle]
{isolated-percent-repeats.ly}
-@seealso
+@seealso
Music Glossary: @rglos{percent repeat}, @rglos{simile}.
Snippets: @rlsr{Repeats}.
@rinternals{DoublePercentRepeatCounter},
@rinternals{PercentRepeatCounter}, @rinternals{PercentRepeatedMusic}.
+
@knownissues
Only three kinds of percent repeats are supported: a single slash
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.
+notated as two whole notes joined by tremolo beams.
There are two ways to put tremolo marks on a single note. The
@code{\repeat tremolo} syntax is also used here, in which case
c: c:
@end lilypond
-@seealso
+@seealso
Snippets: @rlsr{Repeats}.
@cindex tremolo, cross-staff