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Re: Terminology question
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Terminology question |
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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:37:19 +0200 |
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Jacques Menu <imj-muzhic@bluewin.ch> writes:
> Hello folks,
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> What would be the plural of ‘figured bass’, if that applies, to denote
> several occurrences of the figures
> in a score, the same way has there can be several harmonies? Maybe ‘figured
> bass figures’?
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> In the example below, there 5 such occurrences:
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> *
> Thanks for. your help!
I'd lean towards just "bass figures". There is no plural of "figured
bass" as such since "figured bass" is the name of the notation technique
rather than of individual bass figures.
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David Kastrup