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| From: | Lukas-Fabian Moser |
| Subject: | Re: Terminology question |
| Date: | Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:39:59 +0200 |
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Hi Jacques,
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’?
In the example below, there 5 such occurrences:
Thanks for. your help!
In German, one term that's at least partially in use is "Signatur": Each of your five < ... > expressions would be a "Generalbass-Signatur". (The word "Signatur" occurs in Heinichen, for example.) It seems not to be in use in English, though.
In my teaching, I sometimes refer to, e.g. <6 5> as one single "bass figure" or "Generalbassziffer", but of course that's a slight abuse of terminology.
Lukas
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