On 2021-09-24 4:32 pm, Jean Abou Samra wrote:
- "\* n music", very short but doesn't read as nicely I think,
and I don't view repeats as special enough to warrant
this kind of syntax with many special characters.
I would disagree. Such an abbreviation is sensible when repeating
singleton notes. For smaller values of n, the proposed "\repeat n"
could still be longer than just manually repeating a duration value:
{ \repeat 4 b'4 } vs { b'4 4 4 4 }
If the asterisk feels overloaded, you could use the multiplication sign:
%%%%
\version "2.22.0"
× = % U+00D7
#(define-music-function
(count music) (number? ly:music?)
#{ \repeat unfold #count $music #})
{ \×4 b'4 | \tuplet 3/2 \×3 { a'8 g' } fis'2 }
%%%%
Granted, many fonts make that look so much like "\x" that you probably
would just use the letter 'x' instead if one does not mind giving up a
single-letter command for the cause.
-- Aaron Hill
