Bernard Hill wrote on 29 Jul 2003
> I did not say "beginning of a piece" I said "beginning of a section". It > has always been standard notation to assume the first repeat is from the > beginning of the work. We are talking about > > .... | ..... | .... | .... :| > .... | ..... | .... | .... :| > > which is ambiguous. And should maybe be > > .... | ..... | .... | .... :| > |:.. | ..... | .... | .... :| > In British traditional music as notated for at least the past half century, this form is not ambiguous but rather normal notation for 4 bars repeated followed by 4 bars repeated. I can see that this has limitations, but it presents a simple, elegant and traditional notation, and I am loathe to move away from this as it would make old manuscripts and publications less comprehensible. I know that other cultures have different conventions in this area, and I think that both forms should be admissable. Music notation is based on convention, and happily there is no absolute way of notating music, thus allowing development of interpretation. BarryBarry Say ------------------------------------------------------ B & J Say Smallpipes - http://www.nspipes.co.uk Making and Repairing Bagpipes in the Northumbrian Tradition. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
