Re: MIDI repetition

[Kieren Richard MacMillan]

Hello, Alberto:

> if we write repetitions on the music (and if the composer wrote them)
> it means we want to repeat them. Why to add a new command to unfold 
> them?

It's really just a short hand for editing purposes, at least as I've 
used it so far.

For example, when defining line breaks, rather than writing:

    s4*4*4 /break
    s4*4*4 /break
    s4*4*4 /break
    s4*4*4 /break
    s4*4*4 /break
    s4*4*4 /break
    s4*4*4 /break

you could write:

    \repeat unfold 8 { s4*4*4 /break }

Or, for a sample of minimalist music (200 measures of 4/4), all you'd 
need to write is:

    \repeat unfold 4*100 { c16 e d e }
    \repeat unfold 4*100 { c16 e f e }

;-)

Obviously, when the actual printed score requires the *visual 
representation of repeats*, you want to use volta (or the manual 
equivalent).

Hope this helps!
Kieren.