Re: Section repeat

[Chris Yate]

On 2 Feb 2017 5:00 p.m., "Hans Åberg" <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 2 Feb 2017, at 17:52, Chris Yate <address@hidden> wrote:

> > Did you mean, how to achieve it in Lilypond, or what is the best engraving practice?
>
> The latter.
>
> I'd write and expect to read numbered horizontal brackets for each alternative, and expect a repeat symbol at the end of any section that needed it.
>
> Of course you might put labelling like "1, 3", "2", "4" as required.

Yes, that is one. Another might be to indicate that the whole section is to be repeated by some mark at the beginning like "2x", or perhaps Dal Segno marks.

It depends how long the section is. D.S. marks are typically confusing for short sections. "3x" still requires the repeat bar lines