Pickup measure & repeats
Hi there fellow engravers,
I have a doubt regarding an engraving technical issue.
Which of the two endings is the correct one? I want a repeat from the top. Is ending 1 ok? Or should the last measure be written fully and just run it as a normal repeat without the pickup measure?
The pickup measure is 1 quarter note. Sometimes I've seen the last measure is reduced in value to match the pickup. What is the purpose of that? I hope my explanation makes sense!
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Comments
If you don't leave out the fourth beat, then that repeat measure will have five beats and the repeated four structure has a hiccup. (This sort of thing is occasionally desirable, but probably not here.) Try, for example, including that fourth beat in the volta measure and play it: count the beats.
For myself, I would write the full measure under Volta 1 and have a start repeat at the beginning of the first full measure, rather than repeating to the pickup measure. Like this:
Either way works correctly.