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Figured bass , or thoroughbass , is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate intervals, chords, and nonchord tones, in relation to a bass note. Figured bass is closely associated with b...
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This 'harmonic shorthand' is called 'figured bass' or 'thorough bass'. The first example, taken from Syntagma Musicum (1619) by Michael Praetorius, is one he gives and the realisation below it is his own. You will see that more has been 'added' than just bare block chords.
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www.dolmetsch.com/musictheory18.htm
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In figured bass notation, an F written on the bass clef automatically "implies" the harmonies shown here on the treble clef. The normal harmony was a perfect diatonic triad built on the bass note, as shown here in the first measure.
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www.wright.edu/~martin.maner/fig01.htm
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Figured Bass Symbology; Robert T. Kelley; 2002, rev. 2005; • Figured bass is a shorthand system for indicating the harmonies that occur above a given bass note or string of bass notes. • The numbers represent intervals that should be played, sung, or written above the given bass note.
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www.robertkelleyphd.com/FiguredBass.pdf
www.robertkelleyphd.com/FiguredBass.pdf
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The following article by Clifford Bartlett is a good introduction to 17th century figured bass (or thorough bass as it was known). It has been printed in a number of King's Music editions, particularly of vocal music by Monteverdi.
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www.saraband.com.au/figured_bass.htm
www.saraband.com.au/figured_bass.htm
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about figured bass. figured bass. Information about figured bass in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Curriculum guides are organized by both "Category" and "Level," including Figured Bass, Part Writing, Aural Skills, Notation, Modulation, Transposition, Music Analysis,
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/figured+bass
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f. One must remember that figured bass was a notational convention used separately from Roman numerals. If one is using figured bass separately from the numerals, the accidentals always must be included.
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www.musictheoryresources.com/members/FA_roman_num2.htm
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Brief guide to figured bass ... Figured bass was originally a way of clarifying the harmony for continuo keyboard players who only had a bass line to read from. The numbers, written below the stave, show the interval(s) above the bass of enough notes from the chord for the keyboard player to know unequivocally which harmony...
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www.schenkerguide.com/figuredbass.html
www.schenkerguide.com/figuredbass.html
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Basso Continuo: the part of a baroque score (figured bass part) played on two instruments (generally organ or harpsichord and bassoon or 'cello); ... Figured Bass: a form of musical shorthand used during the 17th and 18th centuries. The bass line was written out while the chords were symbolized by figures or numbers.
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