Re: Displaying bar numbers for repeats

[Wols Lists]

On 28/08/2022 04:46, David Wright wrote:
> On Sun 28 Aug 2022 at 10:33:30 (+1000), Andrew Bernard wrote:
> > I suppose there is a way to do this but the concept is strange. I have
> > never seen any edition do this. Why? Speaking as an organist if I came
> > across this I would have to spend time working out what in earth the
> > bracketed number means. What does it add to the score in any practical
> > sense?
>
> If I'm playing/singing from a copy with unfolded repeats, and we
> want to start at measure 42, somewhere in the middle of your 2nd-time
> repeat, you wouldn't find any number close to 42 in your copy without
> this or a similar notation.
>
> I'd consider it mainstream. Turn to the opening of Sussex Carol in
> 100 Carols for Choirs (OUP) for an example that countless people will
> have on their shelves.
Hmm...

Sounds like something lilypond should have, BUT. Like so many things, it 
may be mainstream for you, I think I've encountered it once. We need an 
OPTIONAL unfold bar numbers setting :-) (I regularly complain about 
Gould - a lot of music I typeset was printed before she was born.)

Even worse, we might need to make it optional per repeat!

I think the worst I've come across in this regard is we had two 
different typesettings of the same piece - some copies had unfolded 
repeats, some copies had bar numbers, some copies had rehearsal marks 
... practice was a complete mess until we worked out what on earth was 
going on :-)

Cheers,
Wol