On Jul 12, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Otto Stolz wrote:
>> Barlines have a function of closing musical units,
>> be it metrical (measures) or logical (phrases).
>
> This does not hold for single barlines when an anacrusis
> (aka upbeat) is involved, cf. attached example.
That's a good point, Otto. I haven't thought of that.
> Neither does it hold for every and all repeat signs,
> e. g., if a second ending follows such sign.
Musicologically speaking, yes, they don't always close a phrase. That doesn't change their bar-like linebreaking abilities, though.
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