Re: Repeats starting and ending in mid-bar?

[Benkő Pál]

> I'm occasionally repondering the barline |: :| issue and I want to know
> if anybody's music typesetting theory text or private music library has
> examples of repeats starting and/or ending in mid-bar.  I seem to
> remember that there is some weakened double bar in use for that,
> something like ||: :|| instead of the current .|: :|. (according to our
> notation).  Do I remember right?

such barlines can be found when the music to be repeated has an
upbeat structure.  dance movements of Bach often consist of two
repeated halves; I run through the six partitas BWV825-830, and the
barlines look the same regardless whether middle of bar or not.

p