On May 29, 2004, at 2:08 AM, d. collins wrote:
Should optimization and removing of empty staves be consistent in a given piece? I have a piece for three voices and continuo where I can save one page by removing empty staves on the first page, where the voices don't sing together. Towards the end of the piece, I also have two systems (out of 24 in all) where one of the voices is silent. I won't gain anything by removing these staves (and I'll have a less consistent layout if I do), so I'm wondering if I should leave them or not.
I'd definitely leave the blank staves in on the page near the end.
For the first page, there's something to be said for the orchestral tradition of having every instrument represented on the first system of a full score, even if many of them are blank, and then start optimizing them out on page 2. If that matters to you, then you need to leave the empty vocal staves in for the same reason. If it doesn't, then I see no reason not to optimize them and save a page.
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