Symphony No. 9 (Dover Miniature Scores: Orchestral)

Dover scores have been invaluable to me as an adult. I believe the cheap, large versions of complete operas and symphonies, chamber music and solo instrumentals, began to show up around 1981. I say this only because I bought every one that came along, with rare exception, and loved the fact that at last I had something akin to what the conductor would look at, not a partitur that was 5 X 8. I would say that by 1985 I owned between 80 and 100 Dovers. All were large and take up a lot of shelf space. But they are clearly legible without glasses for me.The "small size" has now been revisited upon us. It seems that with the Mahler Symphonies all have been reissued in a "single size" packaging. As far as I'm concerned, it's nice to have a cheap well made score, but the smaller size now makes the several I've bought almost impossible to read. The ninth requires high powered reading glasses as does the third. These are the two "new" ones that I have. The rest of the Mahler's are from the old, large Dover plates. While they may not be perfectly accurate in terms of up to the minute performance practices, their visual convenience trumps the small print of the newer more accurate (I hope!) editions. Worth having if you can't get anything larger, but better to go to a used book store and buy the larger scores if they're still available. If you can't do that, at least don't strain your eyes!

This is a complete score. However, the print is VERY small.

Now, if I just knew how to read music...this is good, regardless. Detailed, complete for study.

A little bit bigger than I expected it to be, but It's still readable.

Really great for its pocket size

I own all the Mahler Symphonies with the exception of this one ... it was time to make the purchase as we performed the work that season.

The score came in a timely manner and was what I expected it to be.

La partitura completa della Sinfonia n. 9 "Dal nuovo mondo" di Dvorak. Formato piccolo ma comunque ben leggibile con indicazioni dei numeri delle battute. Incredibile il prezzo. Per 4 euro... nemmeno il costo della stampa del file che si trova gratis on line.

It's a cute little book that fits in my purse and/or binder. It's really easy to carry around. Even though it's small, the print isn't too small and I found it very easy to read.

Dieser Reprint nach der Ausgabe Universal Edition Wien (1912) beweist wieder einmal, dass das Format der "Dover Miniature Scores" für gewisse Werke einfach nicht geeignet ist. Das stark verkleinerte Stichbild und die eher schlechte Scan-Qualität (löchrig-zittrige Notenlinen, ineinander schmierende Balken etc.) tun ein Übriges dazu.

It's one of my favorite classical pieces, so i definitely wanted to purchase the score.The full score in pocket size is great for study, and also for making arrangements, all in a very good price.

Buena relación calidad-precio portada economica y edicion pegada lo que dificulta un poco el que se mantenga abierta al usarla