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Rule
Gradus GE-334 · cite this code — it is permanent. Rule id figured-bass-shared-stave-multiple-parts
In continuo texture (one bass line, several upper voices realizing the harmony), the figures are authored and rendered exactly once, under the single bass staff — never repeated under each upper voice's staff.
Read (figures belong to the bass line); standard basso continuo engraving practice, universal across historical and modern editions.
This rule can be decided from pitches, durations and voices — no layout required. A validator can check it before anything is drawn.
Gradus GE-334 — One figured-bass line serves all upper parts realizing over it — figures aren't duplicated per upper voice. Gradus Engraving Rulebook v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/engraving/rule/figured-bass-shared-stave-multiple-parts
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