Re: Figured bass spacing problem

[David Raleigh Arnold]

On Thursday 24 July 2003 11:32 am, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote:
> address@hidden writes:
> > > I've changed this in 1.7 CVS, by introducing
> > > alignBassFigureAccidentals. It defaults to off, which produces
> > > your desired notation. Is this the official notation?
> >
> > I think so yes.  Certainly it's much better than the old rendering.
> >  If an accidental is there without a number, it applies to the 3rd
> > of the chord and the accidental should be centered.  To be
> > pedantic, I also think that instead of:
> >
> > 7
> > 5
> > 3 6
> >
> > It should be:
> >
> > 7
> > 5 6
> > 3
> >
> > This applies for things like,b7
>
> (B>
>
> > 6
> > 5 6
> >
> > as well, i.e. the 6 should be vertically centered in the gap left
> > for figured bass (a bit up from where it is in the ASCII art).
>
> People don't seem  to agree on the proper format of the figures. Can
> you provide me with definite references?

Use Piston's "Harmony".  Also, what could 

6
5 6

possibly mean?  Either you have the interval of the 6th or you don't.
DaveA

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