What is the correct notation for a repeat section with 2 different beginnings?
I have written a hornpipe in AABB format which also has a counter-melody.
On the first time through the A section the counter-melody rests until halfway through the second bar. on the second repetition it comes in straight away. In fact the entirety of the first two bars of the counter-melody is different, but after that it's the same until the last bar which has a first and second ending bar.
My first attempt involves placing the begin repeat sign at the beginning of the third bar and having a 3 bar first ending - which actually contains the first 2 bars of the next repeat - and a one bar second ending that continues into the B section.
Although this works it is quite unintuitive and seems to really confuse people.
Can someone provide a better answer, before I give up, unroll the repeats and write it out in full?
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You can put a bracket over the first bar and a half with text saying "2x only". Clarify with "(both x)" where it starts the first time. This kind of indication is completely standard in musical theater, and jazz and pop charts.
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