In response to my statement:

>the [implied] parity  between repeat signs and notes (in terms of their
>contribution to the "fidelity to the score") is an abstraction rejected
>by most listeners in the real world.

Dave comments:

>[Or a subtlety that eludes them...  -Dave]

Yes, one man's deep subtlety, another's pointless abstraction, and all
that...  Good thing we have enough performance choices to satisfy the
craving for musical subtlety of every kind.

Ulvi
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