Re: volta repeat with and without alternative ending

[Gergely K.]

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 7:42 PM, Paul Scott <address@hidden> wrote:

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 07:35:16PM +0200, Gergely K. wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 7:13 PM, tisimst <address@hidden> wrote:

> > It got me thinking, though. Why don't you want the viola to have the same \repeat
> > volta 2 { ... } \alternative { { ... } { ... } } structure, too?
> >
> Because in individual part score, it will look silly (alternative endings,
> but they are identical)

Not silly at all.  It lets the violists know the structure.  What if the
conductor says "Start at the 2nd ending?"  How will the violist(s) know
where to start if they don't where the 2nd ending is?

Conductor will say bar number.