To add to what Robert said, 9.5"x12.5" is also quite common in NYC circles -- it's probably more widely used than either 9"x12" or 10"x13".
I like 11"x14" as a *score* size, but it's bad for parts. Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Nov 1, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Robert Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > Eh, what's wrong with 10x13? It is extremely standard in orchestra parts. I > am surprised the site list 11x14 as "second best". 11x14 is awful, because > it does not fit in standard orchestra/band folders. 9x12 is essentially > equally as common as 10x13, so I would say those are the two sizes we > should be talking about. > > I also don't get the objection to a 1-inch margin all around. That is also > quite standard. > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 7:09 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, November 1, 2012 7:43 am, SN jef chippewa wrote: >>> musicians are used to 9x12, that would be a more >>> appropriate format. and has been a standard for >>> very long. i don't think 10x13 is so large that >>> the lines (systems) would start to get too long >>> to read, but why not use a standard that exists >>> already and is also used in other parts of the >>> world? >> >> I wish 10x13 were more common now. The piles of piano sheet music that I >> used >> to have from the early 1900s were all done about 10x13 size (a little >> different depending on the publisher, but mostly in that size). That size >> isn't any kind of standard, though, except for beer bags. As far as I >> know, it >> doesn't even have a name. >> >> 9x12 is good for parts but I've lapsed into 8.5x11 because my music goes >> out >> as PDFs and I get questions on why it's too big for the page. Yeah, I know, >> you just select 'shrink to fit' in the PDF print box, but a lot of folks >> don't >> seem to know about it. So I lay it out as 9x12 and then print PDF-to-PDF >> with >> shrink to 8.5x11 before it goes on my website. >> >> Unfortunately the 9x12 and 8.5x11 look too small when shrunk to A4. >> >> One day we'll talk about landscape scores. :) >> >> Dennis >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
