@table @code
@item volta
-The repeated music is not written out but enclosed in repeat bar
+The repeated music is not written out but enclosed between 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.
+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
entering repetitious music.
@item percent
-Write beat or measure repeats. These look like percent signs.
+These are beat or measure repeats. They look like percent signs.
Percent repeats must be declared within a @code{Voice} context.
@item tremolo
-Write tremolo beams.
+This is used to write tremolo beams.
@end table
types of repeats. The syntax is
@example
-\repeat @var{variant} @var{repeatcount} @var{repeatbody}
+\repeat @var{variant} @var{repeatcount} @var{musicexpr}
@end example
-where @var{repeatbody} is a music expression.
+where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression.
Alternative endings are entered with
The syntax for a normal repeat is
@example
-\repeat volta @var{repeatcount} @var{repeatbody}
+\repeat volta @var{repeatcount} @var{musicexpr}
@end example
-where @var{repeatbody} is a music expression. Alternate endings can
+where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression. Alternate endings can
be produced using @code{\alternative}.
Normal repeats without alternate endings:
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim,fragment,relative=2]
c4
\set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta "93") end-repeat)
-c4 c4
+c4 b4
\set Score.repeatCommands = #'((volta #f))
-c4 c4
+d4 e4
@end lilypond
@c FIXME: improve visibility of bar lines link?
the writing out of repetitious music. The syntax is
@example
-\repeat unfold @var{repeatcount} @var{repeatbody}
+\repeat unfold @var{repeatcount} @var{musicexpr}
@end example
-where @var{repeatbody} is a music expression. Unfold repeats can be
+where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression. Unfold repeats can be
made with or without alternate endings. Unfold repeats without
alternate endings:
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim,fragment,relative=2]
c1
-\repeat unfold 2 { g f e d }
+\repeat unfold 2 { g4 f e d }
\alternative {
{ cis2 g' }
{ cis,2 b }
syntax is
@example
-@code{\repeat percent @var{number} @var{repeatbody}}
+@code{\repeat percent @var{number} @var{musicexpr}}
@end example
-where @var{repeatbody} is a music expression.
+where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
\new Voice \relative c' {
\repeat percent 4 { c4 }
+ \repeat percent 2 { b4 a4 g4 f4 }
\repeat percent 2 { c2 es2 f4 fis4 g4 c4 }
}
@end lilypond
@node Chorded notes
@subsubsection Chorded notes
-@cindex Chords
+@cindex chords
A chord is formed by a enclosing a set of pitches between @code{<}
and @code{>}. A chord may be followed by a duration, and a set of
@seealso
-Music Glossary: @rglos{chord}.
+Music Glossary:
+@rglos{chord}.
-Notation Reference: @ref{Modern chords}.
+Notation Reference:
+@ref{Modern chords}.
Snippets:
@lsrdir{Simultaneous,Simultaneous-notes}
Snippets:
@lsrdir{Simultaneous,Simultaneous-notes}
-Internals Reference: @internalsref{ClusterSpanner},
+Internals Reference:
+@internalsref{ClusterSpanner},
@internalsref{ClusterSpannerBeacon},
@internalsref{Cluster_spanner_engraver}.
Snippets:
@lsrdir{Simultaneous,Simultaneous-notes}
-Internals Reference: the objects responsible for resolving
-collisions are @internalsref{NoteCollision} and
+Internals Reference: the objects responsible for resolving collisions
+are
+@internalsref{NoteCollision} and
@internalsref{RestCollision}.
@seealso
-Music Glossary: @rglos{a due}.
+Music Glossary:
+@rglos{a due}.
Snippets:
@lsrdir{Simultaneous,Simultaneous-notes}
-Internals Reference: @internalsref{PartCombineMusic}, @internalsref{Voice}.
+Internals Reference:
+@internalsref{PartCombineMusic},
+@internalsref{Voice}.
@knownissues