Let me expand upon that. Choir octavos are printed so the lyrics can
(barely) be read by singers, holding the music a few inches below their
face, but the conductor, who has his or her music much father from the
eyes, is not included in the equation. Other than xerox-enlarging every
single piece that I conduct, which is impractical, mostly I just squint,
guess, and smile.
Ray Horton wrote:
I agree with you 100%, Mark.
Raymond Horton
Minister of Music,
Edwardsville (IN) UMC
On the larger question, I am generally of the opinion that lyrics are
always printed too small. Obviously that rule can't be taken to the
extreme, but I almost never see lyrics that are bigger than they need
to be, while I often see lyrics that are smaller than they need to be.
mdl
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