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Concerning a Partimento that Rises by Semitone

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The partimento can rise by semitone in two ways, depending on the mode in which the partimento happens to be.

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I. If the partimento will be in the major mode, the ascent by semitone will start on ③, and it can continue rising by semitone until ⑥, inclusive [of all the intervening tones].

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II. If the partimento will be in the minor mode, the ascent by semitone will start on ⑤, and it can procede by semitone until ⑧, inclusive [of all the intervening tones].

Concerning a Partimento in Major

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