Another peculiar aspect of the notation of partimento fugues resides in the numerous clef changes, which can even be found after the exposition.
It must be said, however, that the absence of clefs in the fragment makes it impossible to be quite certain about the pitch levels intended.
It does modernize the clefs, number the bars across each act and provide convenient rehearsal numbers.
Some elements of the roman a clef can be found throughout the text.
There is no indication of accidentals next to the clef sign.
I have become fascinated with romans a clef, a very popular genre in the eighteenth century.
Is it at all possible to find a few books that are all in the same mode and the same clef?
Although only a bass line is given, there are blank staves with clefs for three upper voices, two soprano and one alto.
