I want to typeset a score with approximately 60 staves. It has 19 sections across 188 pages. Each section contains a different number of instruments. The number of players and the number of braces change from page to page. There are also many pages with multiple braces containing varying numbers of instruments, sometimes combined, sometimes not.
Does it make sense to create a new flow for each page? Or is it more efficient to work with layouts?
In Finale, the fastest approach was to first create the layout for the score and then write the music. The full score view also provides a much better overview of what’s already there and what’s still missing. However, it quickly became problematic when it came to individual parts.
Can anyone offer some advice? Is there maybe a YouTube video that could answer my questions?
You should be able to get this to work with 19 flows, or even fewer if your computer is powerful enough. In Engrave mode you can adjust braces, etc. to your heart’s content. During the pandemic I engraved the Rite of Spring for fun, and wrote about it on Scoring Notes. And on YouTube, there is an excellent Discover Dorico on engraving the finale from Mahler 1.
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Thank you very much! I wouldn’t have thought that there are other people who are interested in something like this because of the same or similar motivation
That’s probably just hiding the empty staves? One click in Layout Options.
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Yes, this is definitely possible.
Your comment ‘sometimes combined, sometimes not’ suggests to me you should look into Dorico’s condensing features.
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(Psst, the Solution marking is meant for the post containing the actual solution, so it shows up at the bottom of the original post. In this case you should probably award it to @Stephen_Taylor instead of to your own ‘Thank you!’ message.)
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Excuse me, I thought it was common courtesy to say thank you when someone has helped you. Here’s what happened: I followed Stephen Taylor’s links, read his blog post on Scoring Notes, learned a lot from it, watched the YouTube video he recommended, and learned a lot from that too. Then I thought, if someone answers all my questions 100% with valuable links, then surely that deserves a “solution”…
I’m currently struggling with a lot of switches and buttons that are new to me…
Thanks Daniel for the message! What Hugo is saying, is that when you hit the “solution” button, it might be better to tag my post as the solution (since it helped you, for which I’m glad), instead of your “thank you” message (since that is not actually the solution).
Edit - you’ve already done it! Never mind!
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For sure, no need to apologise for that, courtesy is always appreciated! 
