@menu
-* Writing long repeats::
+* Long repeats::
* Short repeats::
@end menu
-@node Writing long repeats
-@subsection Writing long repeats
+@node Long repeats
+@subsection Long repeats
+
+This section discusses how to input long (usually multi-measure)
+repeats. The repeats can take two forms: repeats enclosed between
+repeat signs; or written out repeats, used to input repetitious music.
+Repeat signs can also be controlled manually.
@menu
* Normal repeats::
@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{Formatting text}. Do not
+a text string or as a markup text, see @ref{Formatting text}. Do not
forget to change the font, as the default number font does not contain
-alphabetic characters.
+alphabetic characters;
@item @code{(volta #f)}
@internalsref{RepeatedMusic}, @internalsref{VoltaRepeatedMusic}.
-@node Written-out repeats
-@subsubsection Written-out repeats
+@node Written-out repeats (unfold)
+@subsubsection Written-out repeats (unfold)
@cindex written-out repeats
@cindex repetitious music
@end example
where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression. Unfold repeats can be
-made with or without alternate endings.
-
-Unfold repeats without alternate endings:
+made with or without alternate endings. Unfold repeats without
+alternate endings:
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right,verbatim,fragment,relative=2]
c1
@node Short repeats
@subsection Short repeats
+This section discusses how to input short repeats, either single-note
+to multi-measure using slash marks, or tremolos.
+
@menu
* Percent repeats::
* Tremolo repeats::
where @var{musicexpr} is a music expression.
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
-\new Voice \relative c' {
+\relative c' {
\repeat percent 4 { c4 }
- \repeat percent 2 { b4 a g f }
+ \repeat percent 2 { b'4 a g f }
\repeat percent 2 { c2 es | f4 fis g c | }
}
@end lilypond
switch on the @code{countPercentRepeats} property:
@lilypond[relative=2,fragment,quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
-\new Voice {
+\relative c' {
\set countPercentRepeats = ##t
\repeat percent 4 { c1 }
}
tremolo style:
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
-\new Voice \relative c' {
+\relative c' {
\repeat tremolo 8 { c16 d }
\repeat tremolo 4 { c16 d }
\repeat tremolo 2 { c16 d }
@seealso
-Music Glossary: @rglos{tremolo}.
-
Notation Reference: @ref{Tremolo repeats}.
Internals Reference: @internalsref{Beam}, @internalsref{StemTremolo}.
Snippets: @lsrdir{Repeats,Repeats}.
-
+Elsewhere: @internalsref{StemTremolo}.