Online delivery
Most materials may be delivered online, saving both time and money.
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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