Re: Figured bass stacking direction default

[James E. Bailey]

Am 13.06.2008 um 18:15 schrieb Carl D. Sorensen:

> My question:  Should the default value of stacking-dir result in
>
> <4 6>
>
> producing
>
> 6
> 4

Dear God, please no.

When you think of a chord, <c e g> you name it in that order, c-e-g.  
When you think of a figured bass

8
5
3

you name it as you read it, 8-5-3. I learned them as naming the  
highest degree from the bass first, and naming them the other way  
would be counter-intuitive.