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| 1. Capitel. Von den Intervallen und den Signaturen | Chapter 1. On intervals and their figures |
| §. 1. Jeder Componist, der mit Recht seine Arbeit gut accompagnirt haben will, ist verbunden, die Baßstimme recht und hinlänglich zu beziffern. Alle mögliche Regeln über unbezifferte Bässe langen nicht zu, und sind oft falsch. | §1. A composer who justifiably wishes his work to be accompanied well is obligated to figure the bassline correctly and adequately. All possible rules regarding unfigured basses are insufficient and are often false. |
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