[pianotech] theory question

[Alan Eder]

As Will W. pointed out in a post that followed on the heels of yours to my in-box, these numbers are parts of the Figured Bass system, used as a shorthand for keyboard players centuries ago. "6" is actually an abbreviation for "6".
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Whether a chord is major or minor is determined, in music from that time in history, by the key signature. If there is to be a deviation from what the key signature indicates, the appropriate accidental would appear under the bass note (such as in the case of a Picardy Third, a major chord at the end of a piece in a minor key).


Alan Eder


-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Kanter <jkanter at rollingball.com>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, Sep 27, 2011 10:19 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] theory question


What bothers me about this is that the two uses of "6" refer to a minor sixth (E-C) and a major sixth (G-E) respectively, without distinguishing them. So under the guise of precision we find sloppiness. Music theorists...


Jason



<snip>
Ken said: "I concur with Tom. You count from the bottom up. A "6"is the
interval between the E and the C when in first inversion. In second
inversion, G, C, E, there is a 4th between the G-C and an "6"between the
G-E."


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