Exercise

Bass 5 — Conjunct bass

Root-position triads (5/3)C major

Corpus id bass-5 · cite this id — it is permanent

What it teaches

A bass that moves mostly by step. Adjacent root-position triads share no tones, so every upper voice must move.

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5	bar 6	bar 7	bar 8
Bass	C3	D3	E3	D3	C3	F3	G2	C3

The given bass and its figures (C major, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

4/4	bar 1	bar 2	bar 3	bar 4	bar 5	bar 6	bar 7	bar 8
Soprano	C5	A4	G4	A4	C5	C5	B4	C5
Alto	G4	F4	E4	F4	G4	A4	G4	G4
Tenor	E4	D4	B3	D4	E4	F4	D4	E4
Bass	C3	D3	E3	D3	C3	F3	G2	C3

The model realization (C major, 4/4; ⌒ = tied from the previous note)

The upper voices fall as the bass rises. Contrary motion is what keeps stepwise root-position writing free of parallels.

The three upper voices of the model realization fit under one hand. Carry it into G major, F major.

Gradus Figured-Bass Corpus, bass-5 — Conjunct bass. v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/figured-bass-corpus/exercise/bass-5

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