Online delivery

Delivery technical details

PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files are delivered as email attachments.  To read these files, you'll need to install Acrobat Reader software, available for free download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html.

Some of the files are larger than 1 MB, which may cause file transfer time and storage space issues on your email server or on your own computer.  Some email services limit the size of email messages that they will deliver; please advise if any such limitations apply to you.

Printing technical details

Preserve your investment in these beautifully typeset materials by using due care in printing them.  Doing so will enhance their legibility and usefulness.  After all, they will be used by musicians amidst the challenges and distractions of rehearsals and performances — a more demanding application than ordinary computer or business printing.

• Printer:  the materials are formatted for two-sided printing, so a printer which provides that feature automatically is recommended. Some of the documents include hundreds of pages, so a high-speed, heavy-duty business printer is preferable to a typical home-computer printer.

• Print quality:  music notation is especially susceptible to occasional stray dots, which are typical of laser printers and innocuous in routine business documents.  A well-maintained printer, using the toner or ink supplies recommended by its manufacturer, is the best precaution against this problem. Spot-checking (pun intended) the printed copies is recommended as well.

• Paper:  the materials are formatted for either U.S. letter-size (8.5" x 11") or ISO A4 paper, with margins provided for binding or hole-punching.  Normal business-weight paper ("20-lb." in the U.S.) is adequate; heavier stock will withstand page-turns better.

• Binding:  loose sheets and musicians don't mix!  (All pages of all materials are clearly and uniquely numbered, so reordering a dropped stack of music is straightforward, if time-consuming.)  If cuts, additions, transpositions, and other changes are likely, either in the present production or in future ones, you may wish to use three-hold binders for both scores and parts.  Otherwise, GBC- ("comb"-) or wire-bound parts are recommended.

• Project scope:  do not underestimate the time, complexity, and cost of printing and binding a full set of orchestra parts (including multiple copies of some books), or even a full (conductor's) score.
  

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