![]() ![]() LyricsĪs pointed out above, for the lyrics underneath the notes I’m using a serif font. Here is another hint for the use of fonts: don’t put the credits in the upper right corn in capitals. Try to avoid using more than two fonts (plus their italic counterparts), to avoid clutter on the page. By the way, for my own arrangements I’m using professional paid (rather expensive) fonts. Nice sans fonts to use are Gill Sans or Open Sans by Google. More beautiful are fonts like Georgia or Plantin, or Google fonts like Poly or Droid Serif. For the titles, the credits and the staff names I’m using a sans font (just like it’s often done in books).Īs a serif font you can better avoid the use of Times New Roman, because the result will be kind of boring. ![]() These are more legible (that’s why novels are generally published using serif fonts) and it creates more quietness on the page. Personally, I prefer to use fonts with serifs. A lot of modern choral music is published using fonts without serifs (so-called sans font). One of the fundamental choices which determines to a high extend the look of the score are the fonts that are used. By clicking on the pictures, you can see them in more detail. Let’s have a look at the first page of my arrangement of Pipes of peace by Paul McCartney:īelow, we will focus on different parts of the score. My scores are made using Finale, but Sibelius can be used equally good to create a really good layout. I’m happy to explain which choices I make. In the past twenty years I slowly developed my view on that. Now and then students from the conservatory ask me what settings I’m using for the layout of my scores. ![]()
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