No I mean 11x14". Like I said, it's not a standard print size (although
I have seen music printed in that size) but it is a standard photograph
size. And could easily be produced at any local copy shop or from a wide
format printer.
For those that don't know, photographers and printers speak of "aspect
ratio" meaning the ratio of the vertical to horizontal sides.
11x17" is roughly the same aspect ratio as a legal size sheet, just
bigger. Meaning it's rather long and skinny so if you need lots of
staves and therefore a longer score, it's a good choice but, in my
experience, rather unwieldy in rehearsal.
11x14" is similar in aspect ratio to letter, 8x10 (a photo size) and
9.5x12. It's a bit more squarish. The result is that for scores that fit
a letter size sheet well but the print is just too small to be
practical, an 11x14 score will allow you to increase the print size
significantly while being almost as easy to handle as a letter size score.
If your score needs more staves, like my planned wind band transcription
of a 40 part choral piece, you probably will have to make a bigger score
than anything that can be easily handled. Maybe such a piece needs a
full score for study/reference and a somewhat condensed score from which
to conduct!
Richard Smith
John Howell wrote:
At 11:20 PM -0500 8/3/08, Richard Smith wrote:
Just a comment on larger scores. I find a 17" score too long to
handle easily in rehearsal. It hangs over the end of the stand and
sort of "droops" causing the pages to be difficult to turn.
Clearly some scores really need the extra length, but I find 11x14 a
very good option for a larger score. It fits the stand nicely so that
the pages turn easily and the aspect ratio allows for larger print
while leaving the format very similar to a letter size score. It's
not a standard size (although it is a standard size for photographs)
but it's easy enough to just print 11x17 and trim 3" from the bottom
of the paper.
Just a thought...
Hi, Richard. Do you mean legal size? 8.5" x 14"? A double spread in
that case would be 14" x 17", not 11" x 14". Or maybe I'm just confused.
Just for reference, the standard desk height for Manhasset stands is
12.5". Only one of their stands is larger, the #54 "Regal by
Manhasset" Conductor's Stand, with a desk that's 32" wide x 15.5"
high. But some other companies' conductor stands (including those
used in our school district) are also larger, and quite able to
support 17" scores.
John
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