Re: New repeat type

[Christopher Heckman]

> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:01:29 -0400
> From: Dan Eble <address@hidden>
> To: LilyPond Development Team <address@hidden>
> Subject: New repeat type
> Message-ID: <address@hidden>
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>
> Consider: \repeat XXXXXX \A \alternative { \B \C }
>
> If ?unfold? is effectively
>
>   {
>     { \A \B }
>     { \A \C }
>   }
>
> what type would you call this, if it existed?
>
>   <<
>     { \A \B }
>     { \A \C }
>   >>
> ?
> Dan

As several people have pointed out, this is not a repeat. It is the
notes in \A doubled in unison followed by \B played at the same time
as \C.

Perhaps Dan meant the following?

<<
    { \A \A }
    { \B \C }
>>

Here, \A is repeated (so there is repetiton) but played against \B the
first time and against \C the second time (provided, of course, that
\A and \B have the same duration).

If so, it would be the same as

<<
    { \repeat volta 2 { \A } }
    { \B \C }
>>

--- Christopher Heckman