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-Repetition is a central concept in music, and multiple notations exist
-for repetitions. This section discusses how to write repeats,
-including repeated sections of music enclosed within repeat bars,
-alternate repeat endings, a shortcut to writing repeated music that is
-not enclosed within repeat bars, repeated music one measure or less in
-length, and tremolos.
+Repetition is a central concept in music, and multiple notations
+exist for repetitions. LilyPond supports the following kinds of repeats:
-@menu
-* Types of repeats::
-* Normal repeats::
-@end menu
-
-@node Types of repeats
-@subsection Kinds of repeats
-
-@menu
-* Repeat syntax::
-* Repeats supported::
-@end menu
-
-@node Repeat syntax
-@subsubsection Repeat syntax
-
-@cindex repeats
-@cindex repeat syntax
-@cindex syntax, repeat
-
-In LilyPond, repeats are formed using the following construction:
-
-@example
-\repeat @var{variant} @var{repeatcount} @var{repeatbody}
-@end example
-
-where @var{repeatbody} is a music expression.
-
-@seealso
-
-Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}.
-
-@node Repeats supported
-@subsubsection Repeats supported
-
-The following types of repetition are supported
-
-@cindex repeat volta
-@cindex volta
@table @code
@item volta
printed, left to right with brackets. This is the standard
notation for repeats with alternatives.
-@cindex repetitious music
-
@item unfold
The repeated music is fully written out, as many times as
specified by @var{repeatcount}. This is useful when
entering repetitious music.
-@cindex beat repeat
-@cindex measure repeat
-@cindex percent sign, for repeat
-
@item percent
Make beat or measure repeats. These look like percent signs.
Percent repeats must be declared within a @code{Voice} context.
-@cindex tremolo
-@cindex tremolo beams
-@cindex beams, tremolo
-
@item tremolo
Make tremolo beams.
@end table
-Alternative endings are entered with
-
-@funindex \alternative
+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}
@noindent
after a @code{\repeat volta} or @code{unfold} block, where each
-@var{alternative} is a music expression. If you give
-less alternatives than @var{repeatcount}, the first alternative
-is assumed to be played more than once.
-
+@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.
-@seealso
-Music Glossary: @rglos{volta}, @rglos{tremolo}.
+@menu
+* Writing long repeats::
+* Short repeats::
+@end menu
-Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}.
+@node Writing long repeats
+@subsection Writing long repeats
-@node Normal repeats
-@subsection Normal repeats
+@menu
+* Normal repeats::
+* Manual repeat marks::
+@end menu
@cindex volta
@cindex prima volta
@cindex volta, seconda
@funindex \repeat
-@menu
-* Simple repeats::
-* Complex repeats::
-* Manual repeat commands::
-* Repetitious Music::
-* Tremolo repeats::
-* Measure repeats::
-@end menu
-
-@node Simple repeats
-@subsubsection Simple repeats
-
-Normal repeats, without alternate endings:
+@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 }
-\repeat volta 4 { g f e d }
-c1
-@end lilypond
-
-@seealso
-
-Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}.
-
-@node Complex repeats
-@subsubsection Complex repeats
+@end verbatim
-
-Repeats with alternate endings:
+Normal repeats, with or without alternate repeats:
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
-\repeat volta 2 { c4 d e f }
+\repeat volta 2 { g f e d }
\alternative {
{ cis2 g' }
{ cis,2 b }
}
c1
@end lilypond
-
-@noindent
Repeats with upbeats:
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,fragment,verbatim,relative=2]
@seealso
-Notation Reference: @ref{Bar lines}, @ref{Modifying context plug-ins}.
-
Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}
Internals Reference: @internalsref{VoltaBracket},
@internalsref{UnfoldedRepeatedMusic}.
@c Examples:
-@c FIXME: ?
+
@knownissues
-@node Manual repeat commands
-@subsubsection Manual repeat commands
+@node Manual repeat marks
+@subsubsection Manual repeat marks
@funindex repeatCommands
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)}
@seealso
-Notation Reference: @ref{Bar lines}, @ref{Text markup}.
+Notation Reference: @ref{Bar lines}.
Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}
Internals Reference: @internalsref{VoltaBracket},
-@internalsref{RepeatedMusic}, @internalsref{VoltaRepeatedMusic}, and
-@internalsref{UnfoldedRepeatedMusic}.
+@internalsref{RepeatedMusic}, @internalsref{VoltaRepeatedMusic},
+and @internalsref{UnfoldedRepeatedMusic}.
+
+
+@node Short repeats
+@subsection Short repeats
+
+@menu
+* Percent repeats::
+* Tremolo repeats::
+@end menu
+
+@node Percent repeats
+@subsubsection Percent repeats
+
+@cindex percent repeats
+@cindex measure repeats
+
+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 percent 4 { c4 }
+ \repeat percent 2 { c2 es2 f4 fis4 g4 c4 }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+Measure repeats of more than two 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
-@node Repetitious Music
-@subsubsection Repetitous music
+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
-@c FIXME: rewrite unfold section
@seealso
-Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}.
+Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}
+
+Internals Reference: @internalsref{RepeatSlash},
+@internalsref{PercentRepeat}, @internalsref{DoublePercentRepeat},
+@internalsref{DoublePercentRepeatCounter},
+@internalsref{PercentRepeatCounter},
+@internalsref{PercentRepeatedMusic}.
@node Tremolo repeats
@subsubsection Tremolo repeats
Elsewhere: @internalsref{StemTremolo}.
-@node Measure repeats
-@subsubsection Measure repeats
-
-@cindex percent repeats
-@cindex measure repeats
-
-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 percent 4 { c4 }
- \repeat percent 2 { c2 es2 f4 fis4 g4 c4 }
-}
-@end lilypond
-
-Measure repeats of more than two 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 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
-
-Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}
-
-Internals Reference: @internalsref{RepeatSlash},
-@internalsref{PercentRepeat}, @internalsref{DoublePercentRepeat},
-@internalsref{DoublePercentRepeatCounter},
-@internalsref{PercentRepeatCounter},
-@internalsref{PercentRepeatedMusic}.
-
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