Jocelyn Wang wrote:

>I, for instance.  If you can't do a triple toe-loop, don't be a figure
>skater,

Has Katerina Witt heard this?

You mean Olympic class competitive skater.

>>Is it possible that a repeat doesn't mean "do this again" but rather "you
>>may do this again?"
>
>This has been brought up before.  Those composers who wished their repeats
>to be considered optional could and did say so.

I'm curious. Is this documented anywhere? In all the writing on performance
practice, has anything solid been written on repeats during this period.

Roger Hecht