\\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f

    \\relative c'' {        \\time 4/4        a1        \\repeat volta 2 { b1 }        \\alternative { { c } { d } }    }

} }

|width=290|caption=Repeat sign with first and second endings. The notes are played as: A, B, C, B, D}}When a repeat calls for a different ending, numbered brackets above the bars indicate which to play the first time (1.), which to play the second time (2.), and so on if necessary. These are called "first-time bars" and "second-time bars", or "first and second endings". They are also known as "volta brackets" and have no limit to how many there can be.

In Unicode

In Unicode, repeat signs are part of the Musical Symbols and are coded as follows:^[2]

Other notation

When only standard keyboard characters are available, the punctuation marks vertical bar and colon are used to represent repeat signs: |: ... :|

In Gregorian chant, a repeat is indicated by a Roman numeral following a section. This is common particularly in a Kyrie, where the lines followed by "iii" or "iij" are to be sung three times (corresponding to the correct liturgical form).

In shape-note singing, repeat signs usually have four dots, between each line of the staff. The corresponding sign to show where the repeat is from is either the same sign reversed (if it is at the beginning of a bar), or the dots themselves (if it is in the middle of a bar). First and second endings are given with just the numbers above the corresponding bars. Repeats notated at the beginning of a verse, or given with multiple lines of text per verse, are generally required; the repeats given for most songs of the final few lines are optional, and almost always used only for the final verse sung.

See also

• Abbreviation (music)
• Coda
• Da capo
• Dal segno
• Repetition (music)

References

External links

• List of repeat variations