using "Repeat last two measures" along with a 2nd voice note in the same bar
The desired notation is probably considered unorthodox and inappropriate, but you know, that's how jazz musicians roll. In the tune "Palladium" by Wayne Shorter there is a complex bass line which gets repeated. The top note of the pattern changes occasionally.
To keep the lead sheet easy to read the repeat last two measures sign is used along with the altered top note. I have not found a way to achieve this in MuseScore easily. Using the repeat last to measures prevents a second voice from being entered in that bar.
Any ideas how this can be achived? Single repeat would also be fine, but that seems to have the same restriction.
macOS 15.4
MuseScore 4.5.1
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This will not work in playback, but you should be able to add those notes as images in a text field. The "omit on D.S." also will not work in playback but you can put the text there for your players.
In reply to This will not work in… by TheHutch
I don't mind playback ignoring those details. I just care about the sheet and printing / creating sheet music as needed.
"add those notes as images in a text field" - uhm so I cannot add the notes as notation but would have to create screenshots of those notes and then add those screenshots as images in said textfields? 😮
This sounds slightly cumbersome. Guess this is a feature request that needs to be filed. I don't see why this should not be possible, while sure, it certainly is an edge case and not comliant with strict rules of notation. 🤔
In reply to I don't mind playback ignore… by notation_perdition
I would expect that this is highly unlikely to happen in the application. It would require a MAJOR re-write to how measure repeats work. A measure repeat means that everything repeats exactly as the prior measure had it. If it happens at all, it won't be for a LOOONG time.
... unless of course, you write it yourself. It's open source: add your bit in.
In reply to I would expect that this is… by TheHutch
Thanks for your replies and sharing your thoughts.