In typesetting the music for Cardoso450 the aim is, as far as possible, to replicate the clarity and simplicity of the original choirbooks and partbooks but using the modern score format. To this end, barlines are not used since they interrupt the clear flow of the melodic line and over-emphasise the hierarchy of beats.
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Another day, another edition. Choosing and programming the music for our Cardoso450 project was one challenge; producing performing editions of all the works is quite another. The few pieces that already exist in our library will be redone; except the organ voluntaries, every piece of music on the Cardoso450 Calendar represents a from-scratch edition.
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