> Heh, heh .... you got that right. I do carry a medicare card. As far > as large format goes, the largest I think I would use is legal size > for scores. Though, as my present project is 22 staves, legal size > means a pretty small print ... something larger would be nice, if > it's available. What size paper do you professional types use for > larger scores such as mine?
If you intend your score to actually be read by a conductor, I recommend a page size of 11x14, printed on 11x17 and trimmed to size. It's true that the staff size won't be any larger than 8.5x14, but I personally find the latter to be too narrow a shape. Almost all of my scores are 11x14, and the largest at 23 staves is still legible at a distance. I do have a concert band score which I reluctantly made 11x17, since it had 33 staves. I say "reluctantly" because 11x17 scores tend toward floppiness on music stands, plus they don't fit in most briefcases. BTW, if any of your 22 staves are for individual winds (i.e., 2 flutes on 2 staves), see if you can combine like instruments on the same staff at least in pairs, unless the parts are rhythmically too dissimilar or cross each other a lot. That makes scores more conductor-friendly (easier to read if vertical eye movement is minimized). Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
