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1.4 Repeats
Repetition is a central concept in music, and multiple notations exist for repetitions. LilyPond supports the following kinds of repeats:
volta
This is the standard notation for repeats with or without alternative endings. The repeated section is framed between repeat bar lines, but the starting bar line is omitted when the repeated section begins the piece. Alternative endings are printed in sequence, bracketed, and numbered with the volte to which they apply.
unfold
The repeated music is written out in full a specified number of times.
percent
These are beat or measure repeats. They look like single slashes or percent signs.
tremolo
This is used to write tremolo beams.
Chord constructs can be repeated using the chord repetition
symbol, q
. See Chord repetition.
1.4.1 Long repeats | ||
1.4.2 Short repeats |
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