Timeline for Is a figured bass symbol supposed to show a raised 6th scale degree?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
7 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2021 at 13:33 | comment | added | Richard | @armani In a very strict style, perhaps that would be unideal, but I wouldn't exactly consider it wrong. It sounds stylistic to me when I look at it. But if you're worried, move the soprano from B-flat up to C, and then everything else should work out. | |
| Oct 3, 2021 at 6:28 | comment | added | user35708 | Now that I think about it, after the leap down to E, if I take the soprano down to D then wont it be wrong because the melody doesnt change direction after such a big leap? | |
| Oct 2, 2021 at 23:12 | comment | added | Richard | @armani Correct. The E-flat can be in the soprano, but without the natural in the figured bass, there's no E-natural in this chord. | |
| Oct 2, 2021 at 23:12 | history | edited | Richard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 13 characters in body
|
| Oct 2, 2021 at 14:12 | comment | added | user35708 | Thanks for the fix.. So the figured bass would show a natural sign if I was supposed to raise the ^6? And the fact that it doesnt do so, means I am not allowed to voice the chord with the E in the soprano. Right? | |
| Oct 2, 2021 at 13:32 | comment | added | phoog | I would argue that changes are needed earlier in the exercise than on the first beat of the sixth measure. But perhaps suggesting changes up front isn't the most effective way to answer, from a pedagogical standpoint. | |
| Oct 2, 2021 at 13:27 | history | answered | Richard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |