Re: \bar "||" and \repeat around a line break

[David Kastrup]

Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> writes:

>> Enclose a passage that is to be played more than once.  If there is
>> no left repeat sign, the right repeat sign sends the performer back
>> to the start of the piece or the nearest double bar.
>
> Interesting.  This is the first time ever that I've heard about this
> rule w.r.t. the double bar.  Actually, I don't believe that this is
> correct, at least in the German speaking area.  Indeed, the German
> Wikipedia entry exactly corresponds to my knowledge:
>
>   http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiederholungszeichen_%28Notenschrift%29
>
> The double bar rule is not mentioned.

Well, another fuzzier rule is "begin of section", but || is usually
employed to separate sections.

Now of course the user should be able to employ the notation that makes
sense to him.  I was just pointing out that LilyPond's default is not
all-lunatic.

-- 
David Kastrup