Bernard wrote- > 2. |: at the beginning of a section is not ugly. And I do > not like being forced to accept incorrect notation in that > if a |: is missing then the repeat should be made from the > previous double bar.
But it *is* ugly at the beginning of a piece. Apparently, Beethoven agreed. Open the score of any of his symphonies (or any other classical "sonata-allegro" movement, for that matter) and note that there is no opening |: although the first section repeats. It cannot be bad abc to preserve this. Also, Irwin: a minor request: All over your page, you use "`" and "'" as open and close quotes, respectively when referring to symbols. The first one, in particular, looks so odd that one is tempted to think it is part of the notation being referred to. Couldn't you use ' or " or even curly quotes instead to make it flow more smoothly? Thanks David Barnert Albany, NY To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
