Yt was David Wright who wrote what you quote, not me. > On 4 Feb 2017, at 01:58, Flaming Hakama by Elaine <ela...@flaminghakama.com> > wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 1:12 PM, [David Wright <lily...@lionunicorn.co.uk>] > wrote: > > > Comparing yesterday's version (2 and 4 separate) and A (2&4 together), > > I'd maintain that A describes the music more faithfully, and is > > actually easier to read: when you reach 15 on the 4th-time through, > > you've not only played all the measures involved, but you only have > > to vault over one volta bracket, not two. > > The counterpoint to this insight is that with the combined ending, players > must read the same symbol (the end repeat barline) and interpret it > differently different times--the first time they encounter it (2nd ending), > take the repeat, and the second time they encounter it (4th ending), they > ignore it. > > Especially since there are more than 2 repeats, and this occurrence is > separated by a 3rd ending, you can introduce more work to the musicians to > remember where they are and what to do when they get to that measure. > > With the separate endings, there is less confusion about the roadmap. > > So, I think there are benefits and drawbacks to each approach.
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