Timeline for Instrumental parts page size, 8.5x11 or 9x12?
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| 2 hours ago | comment | added | Tim | In Europe, we use 8.3"x11.75" (near enough 21cm x 30cm), it's called A4 size. All of my charts are printed on that size. Although gradually, players are tending to use tablets, which ironically, are even smaller. | |
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| 9 hours ago | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | I would expect this to be spelled out in the commission in some way and also coordinating with the librarian for the orchestra seems like a good idea. Beyond that I agree 100% with PiedPiper about MOLA guidelines. Maybe not everyone will notice or care but at least some will definitely notice and care. | |
| 9 hours ago | answer | added | PiedPiper | timeline score: 5 | |
| 11 hours ago | comment | added | nuggethead | Oh yes, agreed. You can fit surprisingly much more music with that extra inch. It's not usually worth the added expense though | |
| 12 hours ago | comment | added | General Grievance | I think reaching out to the conductor/librarian and asking would be a great start. They may have a preferred standard/printing budget, so it couldn't hurt to ask what they use. Who knows? Maybe they all have large tablets. I will say that I find 9x12's layout looks better to me even when printed to fit on 8.5x11, but that's probably very subjective. | |
| 12 hours ago | history | asked | nuggethead | CC BY-SA 4.0 |