Music paper sizes between 9x12 and 10x13 came into use long before there were photocopiers. I think it is because it is a good match to available real estate on a music stand.
10x13 parts fit inside standard band and orchestra folders without any problems, claims here to the contrary. Some organizations have started using smaller folders that can barely accommodate 9x12, but the standard size takes 10x13 without issues. 10x13 with a 1-inch margin yields 8x11 of printable area for music. (It does not include page numbers and other publisher marks, which go in the margins.) Thus, 8.5x11 is in no way equivalent. On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 2:09 PM, Lawrence Yates <yateslawre...@gmail.com>wrote: > Here in the UK, most photocopiers work on A4 or A3. We always believed > that publishers used the unusual (to us) sizes so that the music couldn't > be easily copied. > > > On 1 November 2012 18:49, David H. Bailey < > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com> wrote: > > > On 11/1/2012 8:43 AM, Robert Patterson 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. > > > > > > > And if you're printing on 9x12 paper with 1" margin all around, that > > gives you 7" across of printable music and 10" up and down of printable > > music, which is the same as 8.5x11 paper with .75" margins left and > > right and .5" margins top and bottom. > > > > So why not print on 8.5x11 paper with .75" margins left and right and > > .5" margins top and bottom? It's much more common paper, at least in > > the U.S., it's available in small packages at heavier weights so that > > even home-publishers can print decent parts, it's handled nicely by all > > laser printers, at least in the U.S. > > > > I don't understand (and have never undersood) the need for larger paper > > if one isn't going to use the extra paper for printing more music per > page. > > > > > > -- > > David H. Bailey > > dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > -- > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
