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Repeats

Repetition is a central concept in music, and multiple notations exist for repetitions. In LilyPond, most of these notations can be captured in a uniform syntax. One of the advantages is that they can be rendered in MIDI accurately.

The following types of repetition are supported:

unfold
Repeated music is fully written (played) out. Useful for MIDI output, and entering repetitive music.
volta
This is the normal notation: Repeats are not written out, but alternative endings (voltas) are printed, left to right.
tremolo
Make tremolo beams.
percent
Make beat or measure repeats. These look like percent signs.

This page is for LilyPond-2.0.1 (stable-branch).

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