I've been playing figured bass on harpsichord for 15 years and have never
encountered term "transitus irregularis." In PMX there is a "continuation
figure" indicated by numeral 0 followed by another numeral giving the extent
of a horizontal line in \noreskips; this signifies a continuation of the
prior harmony over a new bass note. Seems like the opposite of what you
describe. If you wanted a new harmony over a held bass note, why not just
enter a new figure describing the new harmony relative to the old bass note?
In fact, without a new set of numbers, I don't see how any special symbol
could convey the new harmony. Without any new numbers you would need to
look at the parts to see what the new harmony should be, but with proper
figures you should never need to look at voices other than the bass to
determine the harmony.
-----Original Message-----
From: Angelo Pagan
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 2/15/99 2:58 AM
Subject: Transitus irregularis
Dear sirs,
I started to experiment with M-Tx a few days ago and I think it is very
usefull.
I play the organ in the church in front of my home and I think it is
much
more simple to play using a soprano+figured bass score then
soprano+chords.
I converted a fev of my handwritten hymns/songs to this form and the
result
is very nice.
I'm not able to find how to write a "transitus irregularis" that is the
a
simbol like a circle, or \cup, or trill (^^^^) or a slash instead of
figures
to say that with the current bass note should be sound the harmonization
of
the following note.
Can someone help me? Thank you very much for your help,
Angelo Pagan
Angelo Pagan
CFP CNOS-FAP San Marco
Via dei Salesiani, 15 - 30174 Venezia-Mestre VE
