Excuse my replying to the wrong posting, but I can't reply to a posting that seems to be missing from the thread.
On Fri 12 Feb 2016 at 09:48:23 (+0100), Johan Vromans wrote: > On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 14:48:18 +0100 BB <bb-543...@telecolumbus.net> wrote: > > > That works, but the long note sequence has to be repeated - exactly > > that's what I would like to avoid. > > If entering the notes is the problem, you can put them in a variable. On Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:29:47 +0100 BB <bb-543...@telecolumbus.net> wrote: > > The input of the notes is not the problem, one could easily copy/paste. > I try to shorten the sheet and make it more overseeable. Yes, we understand your last sentence. As you said in your OP: "Is there the use of a repetition (repeat volta) possible to shorten the sheet music?" It appears from the conversation quoted above that you don't understand the concept of a repeat: that you write/print the sequence of notes _once_ and you play it _twice_, thereby "shortening the sheet". Halving it, in fact. So, if you write/print the sequence of notes once, why would you want to copy and paste them all in again? - - - While we're here, I might as well reply to this bit... On Fri 12 Feb 2016 at 12:37:32 (+0100), Johan Vromans wrote: > I've once wished for something like > > \repeat volta 2 { AAA \alternative{{ BB1 }{ BB2 }} CCC } > > There is no (official) concept of "end of alternative". I thought we came up with a reasonable rendition of this structure in http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2015-10/msg00404.html (particularly where the BB sections are short) though it's not a repeat structure as far as LilyPond is concerned, so no \repeat or \alternative commands, and no correct MIDI rendition without juggling the chunks in variables, ie \score { { \AAA \BB1 \CCC \AAA \BB2 \CCC } \midi { } } > For the sheet, I would resort to just writing the first note and add a > markup silimar to "2nd time, play XXX". Maybe write the other note on a > small ossia staff? This will unnecessarily prevent LilyPond using the \repeat volta construction and so, once again, no MIDI rendition among other concerns, eg, what about three times through; why is only one version written on the principal staff, others being relegated to ossias; etc. I can't help wondering what you and the OP have against a conventional method like those depicted in http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2016-02/msg00260.html and employed in real music such as (citing just one example): http://www2.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Fair_Phyllis_I_saw_%28John_Farmer%29 Cheers, David. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user