thanks to all for the comments.
At 17:02 +0100 1/28/07, Daniel Wolf wrote:
I've lived in Germany since 1989. I can't imagine that there is a
law regulating the format of sheet music but there may be either a
state regulation for workplaces or an agreement in the individual
orchestra's employm
At 1:48 PM -0500 1/28/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You all do know that in the USA there are union specifications for the size
of parts & amount of staves for the major orchestras.
No, I don't think we do know that; at least I don't. Could you
provide specifics? There are MOLA guidelines, of
Lora Crighton wrote:
--- Daniel Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In fact,
I've often been surprised at how tolerant musicians
are of parts with
bad page turns etc..
We're just resigned to it - so much of the music I buy
has really evil page turns that I don't even comment
on it anymore.
--- Daniel Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In fact,
> I've often been surprised at how tolerant musicians
> are of parts with
> bad page turns etc..
>
We're just resigned to it - so much of the music I buy
has really evil page turns that I don't even comment
on it anymore.
--
Io la Musi
You all do know that in the USA there are union specifications for the size
of parts & amount of staves for the major orchestras.
And even if you are a freelance composer with a small job for a symphony
performer, you better have those parts in the same whatever.
Vivian
Vivian Adelberg Rudow
I've lived in Germany since 1989. I can't imagine that there is a law
regulating the format of sheet music but there may be either a state
regulation for workplaces or an agreement in the individual orchestra's
employment contract regarding the legibility of reading materials, i,e,
it would be
On 28.01.2007 shirling & neueweise wrote:
As to whether it's a "law" or not, I find it hard to believe that the German
government would have wasted time enacting any law governing the size and other
specifications of orchestra music.
hmmm, you've never spent time in germany, have you?
Now,
shirling & neueweise wrote:
i long ago came to the conclusion that an orchestra is not a musical
body, but a political one.
Every group of humans larger than one is a political body. Orchestras
are certainly no exception. Professional orchestras are beyond
political: each one is a tribe. A
shirling & neueweise wrote:
In the future, if you will be dealing with any orchestras in Germany,
ask them what size paper and what size staves and margins and
inter-staff space they want, and keep the printed response with you at
all times.
yeah, it just pisses me off that they are so easy
On Jan 28, 2007, at 7:21 AM, dhbailey wrote:
shirling & neueweise wrote:
[snip]
i can't do anything to avoid things like the violist who stuck a
white cloth on the tip of his bow and waved it above his head like
a flag during the single run-through dress rehearsal, but i want
to try and
In the future, if you will be dealing with any orchestras in
Germany, ask them what size paper and what size staves and margins
and inter-staff space they want, and keep the printed response with
you at all times.
yeah, it just pisses me off that they are so easy to throw it at you
but don'
shirling & neueweise wrote:
[snip]
i can't do anything to avoid things like the violist who stuck a white
cloth on the tip of his bow and waved it above his head like a flag
during the single run-through dress rehearsal, but i want to try and
avoid having materials i spent time and money on be
bushk
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From: "Andrew Stiller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] parts - german laws
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> On Jan 27, 2007, at 11:14 PM, shirling & neueweise wrote:
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> >
> > hi, recently a german
At 5:14 AM +0100 1/28/07, shirling & neueweise wrote:
hi, recently a german orchestra refused to use
the parts that i had prepared for them, claiming
they didn't meet the laws on minimum size. it
must be said that they were looking for pretty
much any excuse not to play the piece in fact,
an
On Jan 27, 2007, at 11:14 PM, shirling & neueweise wrote:
hi, recently a german orchestra refused to use the parts that i had
prepared for them, claiming they didn't meet the laws on minimum size.
it must be said that they were looking for pretty much any excuse not
to play the piece in fa
age -
From: "shirling & neueweise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 10:14 PM
Subject: [Finale] parts - german laws
>
> hi, recently a german orchestra refused to use the parts that i had
> prepared for them, claiming they didn't meet the l
This sounds entirely like you got caught in local politics. I have
seen this kind of thing (not exactly - but similar attitude) when
working at the WDR in Koln.
I spent a week there - working with Bill Dobbins, who was then the
leader of that band. Bill is a consummate musician and an
i
hi, recently a german orchestra refused to use the parts that i had
prepared for them, claiming they didn't meet the laws on minimum
size. it must be said that they were looking for pretty much any
excuse not to play the piece in fact, and they found one in this law!
the festival director wo
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