dhbailey wrote:There is nothing that is so fool-proof as a group of professionals can't make a total sham of it.
...short of numbering every single bar ;) ....(hey, I'm used to it in some genres...)
Which brings me to a question that's been in the back of my mind. It's fine to appeal to print publishers, but as pointed out (Riccordi) they don't always agree. These are, after all, editorial decisions combined with house style decisions.
But, back in the days before automatic bar numbering by computer, in the days when professional copy houses turned out manuscript copies for studio and show work (ah, the amonia smell of fresh music!), and would number every bar for you (optional at extra cost, but more than worth it to save studio time), how did they handle this question of bar numbers in repeats? Was it a matter of house style then, or even a matter of individual copyist's style? Or did clients specify what they wanted? (Hard to believe when you know the hectic pace of meeting deadlines, which is why professional copyists were hired in the first place!)
I suspect that there are a few on this list who can answer those questions from personal experience, either as clients, as copyists, or both.
John
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