Use of Da Capo

[rbrentnall]

I am writing a piece of music and want to ask if it is appropiate and acceptable to use the term da capo two thirds of the way through even though the whole piece has not been played. I want the piece to play the themes in order:

A, A, B, A, B, A*, A*

The easiest way I can see to make this happen is write out A, repeat lines, B, da capo(ie from the top ignoring previous repeats therefore A & B again) then A*, repeat lines. If i were to only use repeat lines i would have to write out A, then A & B then repeat, then A* and repeat that.

I'm just trying to find the most efficient way to write it out & appreciate this may be simple stuff for most of you, but any advice would be welcome...

[drkilroy]

Well, I think you should write "Da capo senza repetizione al fine" after B and then write "Fine" at the very end.

Best regards, Dr

[rbrentnall]

Thanks for the advice, seems sensible. From the sheet music i have seen ( not huge amounts) da capo doesn't seem to be used much for repeating parts except when repeating a whole piece as in "menuetto da capo"". Still much to learn for me...