Re: Alternative beginnings

[Jonathan Poulin]

Maybe, this is what you want to get.

\version "2.24.1"

{
  a'1
  \repeat volta 3 {
    b'1
    \alternative {
      \volta 1 {
        c'1
      }
      \volta 2,3 {
        d'1
      }
    }
  }
  e'1
}

regards

Jonathan

Le sam. 1 avr. 2023 à 12:22, Jean Abou Samra <jean@abou-samra.fr> a écrit :

Le samedi 01 avril 2023 à 12:05 -0400, John Burt a écrit :

I know how to use \repeat volta to produce alternative endings. I'm trying to set a song in which the music for verses 2 and 3 is different from the music for verse 1. Is there something like
\repeat volta for alternative beginnings? 

Since version 2.24, \alternative is not limited to the end of a repeat. You can use

\version "2.24.1"

{
  \repeat volta 2 {
    \alternative {
      \volta 1 {
        c'1
      }
      \volta 2 {
        d'1
      }
    }
    e'1
  }
}

Note that the legacy syntax \repeat volta x { ... } \alternative { ... } is not encouraged anymore, the syntax \repeat volta x { ... \alternative { ... } } is preferred now.

Best,

Jean