Re: repeats

[Reinhold Kainhofer]

Am Sonntag, 5. September 2010, um 00:49:02 schrieb Peter Buhr:
> I cannot figure out how to indicate the following repeat pattern for this
> music.  I want the player to repeat the first line 4 times, repeat the
> second line 2 times, play the last line, and then start this pattern over
> again (until they get bored). Any help would be appreciated.

I would simply use a mark "Da capo (ad infinitum) ad lib.", i.e.
instead of \bar"||":

DCAlFineAdLib = {
  \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'self-alignment-X = #RIGHT
  \once \override Score.RehearsalMark #'break-visibility = #begin-of-line-
invisible
  \mark "Da capo (ad inf.) ad lib."
}

melody = \relative ... {
  ...
  \repeat volta 4 { \mark "4 times" ... }
  \repeat volta 2 { \mark "2 times" ... }
  ...
  \DCAlFineAdLib \bar "||"
}

Cheers,
Reinhold

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