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04 Number of Notes
Course: Introduction to Figured Bass
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4m 17s
Earlier practices, 3+1 and full-voiced realizations, with an example from Couperin's Concerts Royaux
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05 Finding the Harmony
Methods of working through figured bass:
- intervals
- functions
- names of chords
- shapes of hands -
06 Cadences
Brief introduction to cadences as common patterns in figured bass
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07 Ground Bass
Ground bass as an exercise in basso continuo, with examples of some basic grounds (Ciaccona, Passacaglia, Ruggiero, Bergamasca) and a simple improvisation upon Passacaglia to unlock imagination and gain confidence.
