OT: Meaning of parentheses in figured bass? 2009-09-04 03:59 pm The attachment is a snippet of Bach's BWV 140 that I am trying to realize.What is the meaning and effect of the parentheses? Quote Selected
Re: OT: Meaning of parentheses in figured bass? Reply #1 – 2009-09-04 04:58 pm Probably that they were added by the editor. They may represent interpretive styles that were so well understood in the 18th century that the composer didn't bother notating them (there are a lot of those in early music). Or they may simply be places the editor thought should be interpreted that way. Quote Selected
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