In order to insure coherence in the layout of our publications, we have adopted the following engraving guidelines. Works for submission have not to fit them.
PAGES
- Format : A4 Portrait
- Margins : between 15 and 20 mm
- Publisher reference
- “AVK###” [## has to be be communicated by the publisher after agreement]
- sans serif bold 8pt
- lays on bottom margin
- centered
- Page numbers
- “- ## -“
- sans serif normal 10pt
- lays under top margin
- centered
- Not on the first page
- Page turns
- Make the performer’s life easy…
FIRST PAGE
- Title, formation, composer
- Traditionnal placement
- Serif
- Upper-case
- bloc lays under top margin
- Copyright
- “© YYYY by Alain Van Kerckhoven Éditeur” [YYYY is the year of the agreement]
- sans serif normal 8pt
- lay on bottom margin
- left alignment
- Only on the first page of each movment
MUSIC
- Alterations
- classical influence (within the measure for tonal music)
- courtesy alterations between round brackets
- Instruments names
- before staves on the first page
- serif 10 pt standard
- English abreviations on next pages only if possible confusions
- Lyrics
- serif 10 pt standard
- second language in italic
- Measures
- Measure number not on the first measure
- sans serif normal 8pt
- multimeasures broken at each rehersal mark (or each 10 measures if no rehersal marks)
- Slurs
- start and endings vertically centered on note head
- interrupted over meters and keys
- Ties
- start and endings vertically aligned between chords
- start and endings horizontally centered on note head
- interrupted over meters and keys
- Triplets
- number only (“3” and not “3:2”)
- brackets beamed group
SOFTWARE
- Files have to be readable in a recent version of Finale or Sibelius.
- A PDF file is needed for security.