>> > \alternative { >> > { c1 } >> > 1 >> > { d1 } >> > 1 >> > } >> > >> > Which would be interpretted as: the 1st, 2nd, and 4th endings are c, >> > and the 3nd ending is d. >> >> That is already valid syntax and makes the first and second >> alternative c1 and the third and fourth alternative d1 . > > If Lilypond already does this, it ought to be documented. (It isn't, > not on the website anyway.)
Nothing to be documented IMHO: Since 2.20 you can use '1' to repeat the same pitch with the given rythm. Werner