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Questions tagged [figured-bass]

For questions related to figured bass (also called thoroughbass), the notation of a bass line and the intervals to be played above the bass.

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A 3/3 figured bass

I am working on my homework and encountered this that I cannot understand and the teacher did not talk about this. What does the 3/3 mean?
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Figured bass question: When to use #6 in minor key?

So I'm transcribing a piece by Giuseppe Valentini, one of his Allettamenti da Camera (1714), but my figured bass is a bit rusty. Here's an excerpt that illustrates my question: So in the end of first full bar, it's pretty clear to me that the x…
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Should the inversions of VII and VII7 in minor be seen as dominant chords in the relative major?

I am doing some harmony exercises in minor keys where there are tonicizations of III approached usually by VII. By having VII7 or just VII and its inversions available as applied chords or secondary dominants of III are we supposed to see these as…
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How to write figured bass for an augmented harmony above a dominant bass

This is the eighth bar of fugue no. 9 in Ariadne Musica by Fischer... ...transposed to C# minor. In terms of figures the two tones above the bass are a third which is raised and a diatonic sixth, so I labeled it like this... Is that the correct…
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Do figured bass symbols work with roman numerals?

I often see roman numerals and figured bass together when labelling chords but are both really necessary? Surely the Figured bass will have accidentals if the chord is to be modified in some way so doesnt that make the chord label redundant?
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How to use figured bass over a stationary bass note

I am studying figured bass, and as a test I wanted to try and add figured bass symbols to the following passage marked with the pink arrow. I got stuck right at the beginning, because I am not sure what chord that is or how to number it. The book I…
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How to read the accidentals and other modifiers in figured bass?

Is this figure correct? That images comes from this page http://www.teoria.com/en/reference/b/baroque7.php. I thought the +6 should mean a sixth raised from the key signature. In this case should the notation have a sharp on the B or the 6 figure…
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Why aren't passing V64 chords in minor notated with a raised 6 in figured bass?

If all accidentals are supposed to be notated in the figures why do passing 64 chords only appear with 64 and no slash or sharp symbol next to the 6. The 6 in a passing 64 chord is the leading tone which should have an accidental in minor.
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