This music notation is
made of numbers related to notes. It comes from
baroque music and enables to get accompaniment
bass in an easy way.
The bassest note of the chord is notated, along
with indications about how to harmonise the
chord to be played.
Performance techniques of a figured bass is continuous
bass.
The ensemble of instruments used to play it is
called continuo.
An ostinato is a continuous bass
with a pattern repeated all along
Harmonisation
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This section is under construction and should be
completed in a next version
Implementation
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First you
must specify that the staff follows the figured bass
conventions: "Staves > Display options" menu.
Even if usually only one staff per document can be a
figured bass, you are not limited in Harmony
Assistant.
Relate to each note one or several ornaments of type
"text". The miscellaneous indications are written
one below the other. If several ornaments are
present, note duration is divided in equal parts.
If the figured bass also applied to the next note,
set the ornament text for this note to "_". A
continuous line will then join the notes.
"+" or "#" symbols or a crossed digit adds one
semitone to the component.
"-" ou "b" lowers it by one semitone.
Performance
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The way
figured bass is converted to notes for playing can
be set up in global setup, "Figured bass" tab
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Note : When a staff
contains a lyrics line, it takes
precedence: figured bass staves
are not taken into account.
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