> > i remember not seeing any example of parts costing more than 1000 > > (eur/usd) to rent. this "price ceiling" is what large-scale opera and > > some major orchestral works will cost. there can be 2nd performance > > (75%) and even 3rd performance (50%) discounts within a certain > > timeframe (a season?). > > > > FWIW, Kallisti Music Press offers all orchestral parts for sale only, > not for rental. We (I) do this partly to make it easy on conductors > (take as long as you want for rehearsal, and repeat the performance as > many times as you like) and to encourage repeated programming of the > work, since it will be in the orchestra's library indefinitely. I > charge for these parts roughly the same sort of price one would expect > for rental, usually between $80 and $400 depending on the length and > instrumentation of the piece. > > I have found that orchestras are so unused to this idea that they have > sometimes returned the parts to me after the performance, on the > assumption that they were rentals. I therefore now include a note > with every parts set ordered, emphasizing that the parts are not > rentals, and that if the orchestra does not wish to keep them, they > should be donated to a school, library, or community orchestra. > > If any of you out there think this is a good deal, by all means get in > touch! > > Andrew Stiller > Kallisti Music Press > http://www.kallistimusic.com/
I also offer my orchestral parts for sale only, mainly to encourage repeat performances. I also prefer the presentation value of freshly printed parts; after parts are used and shipped around a few times, they deteriorate quickly, as anyone who has rented orchestral music knows. Plus, I'm not eager to add the hassle of tracking rental parts to my to-do list. However, once volume passes a certain point, practical realities may make the rental model inevitable for us POD people. I'm not there yet, but it's a problem I wouldn't necessarily mind having. BTW, as an orchestral librarian I've rented a lot of music, and the publisher ALWAYS asks that the parts be erased before returning, but are virtually always completely marked up when initially delivered. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic Assistant Conductor, Nova Vista Symphony http://www.leeactor.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
