Paper orientations

Instrumental parts are most often printed using a portrait orientation, as this allows two or three pages to be spread out at a time on most music stands.

Full scores for conductors are also commonly printed using a portrait orientation, as this allows more staves to fit on the page than when using a landscape orientation. However, full scores for small ensembles might use a landscape orientation as not as many staves must fit on the page. Having more horizontal room on the page allows more bars to fit on each page, reducing the number of page turns required.

In Dorico, you can set the orientation for each layout independently. You can also separately set the orientation of the odd final page in layouts using the Spreads and 2-up page arrangements.