Piano 4 hands scores should have spacer page.

[jm_1234321]

Piano 4 hands scores need empty spacer page in order to have "secondo" and "primo" line up properly across from each other.

Note to contributors (scanners and uploaders).

[daphnis]

This can easily be fixed when duplex printing. Print the first secondo page on a single sheet of paper and then print pages, for example, 2-end in the traditional duplex manner.

[coulonnus]

Could you please provide an example?

[jm_1234321]

This can easily be fixed when duplex printing. Print the first secondo page on a single sheet of paper and then print pages, for example, 2-end in the traditional duplex manner.

For people who just view the PDFs --ie who don't print out-- there is still the original problem (as laid out).

[jm_1234321]

Could you please provide an example?

IMSLP157460-PMLP20830-Schubert_Fantaisie_Op.103_Pf4H

[Rob Peters]

It should be a general rule to keep the arrangement of the pages (right and left - odd and even pages) always exactly like in the original print, and not only in 4-hands music.
In keyboard scores in particular, the editor often takes care to place a page turn at a spot where the player has one hand free, and that's always at the end of the right (odd) page.
I see too many scanned scores that don't respect the original score's arrangement!

[coulonnus]

In keyboard scores in particular, the editor often takes care to place a page turn at a spot where the player has one hand free, and that's always at the end of the right (odd) page.

And typeset scores - retypeset or new compositions - should conform to this rule too!

[jm_1234321]

It should be a general rule to keep the arrangement of the pages (right and left - odd and even pages) always exactly like in the original print, and not only in 4-hands music.
In keyboard scores in particular, the editor often takes care to place a page turn at a spot where the player has one hand free, and that's always at the end of the right (odd) page.
I see too many scanned scores that don't respect the original score's arrangement!

When printing a score from a PDF it is easy to omit that first blank page.

[Rob Peters]

When printing a score from a PDF it is easy to omit that first blank page.

True, but it's always a PITA if you have to reprint a couple of pages (because of printer jam or whatever) and the page numbering in the pd doesn't correspond with that in the score (ood becomes even and vice versa).

[coulonnus]

It should be a general rule to keep the arrangement of the pages (right and left - odd and even pages) always exactly like in the original print, and not only in 4-hands music.

To make printing simple:
1: install pdftk from http://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/ if not already done.
2: find another score that really has a blank page (I assume it is p.2) and make a pdf document with this blank page only: pdftk scorewithblank.pdf cat 2 output myblank.pdf
3: crop the cover of the incorrect score: pdftk thisscore.pdf cat 1 output mycover.pdf
4: crop the music pages of the same score: pdftk thisscore.pdf cat 2-end output mypiece.pdf
5: merge the three sections together: pdftk mycover.pdf myblank.pdf mypiece.pdf output correctscore.pdf
6: If you are not shy: 6a: make a remark in Discuss this Piece and/or 6b: replace the present score with yours.