Fedele Fenaroli (1730–1818)

Partimenti ossia basso numerato

Book I

adapted from various 19th-century editions,

the earliest dating from circa 1800
             
                    
No. 1, Gj 1301       No. 9, Gj 1309
   
10
 
9

          
            
      
    
         
    
No. 2, Gj 1302             No. 10, Gj1310         

                 
19


               
9
                  
11

 
   
           No.     
        
No. 3, Gj 1303 11, Gj1311
        
29
 
20
                
        
     
8
                             
9

        
     
No. 4, Gj 1304                        No.
     12, Gj  1312
38
  29  
   


   
   
14 
               
   
15
7                   8           

                 
                       

                      No.     40                    
48
    
19          
No. 5, Gj 1305    13, Gj 1313       
      
         
                            8         
  14
13

     
   
                                             
7

                   No.   14,Gj1314  20         

No. 6, Gj 1306 19
             
     
                  
15
14

7                        
                 11
 
24         
                                             


          No.  15, 

19 
   1315
 Gj   23        
 
No. 7, Gj 1307   
                

14   
                   

21
    
                                     
13

                            30

12

         

                  No. 16,  
  Gj 1316 32                    
No. 8, Gj 1308          
    
                        11   
  
    
20 27
 
22
                      
16
 
                  
    
 
 39  
      
        
    
                    
38
32
  
         

33
          20     
                 
       
       
       
Fenaroli’s Book I introduces the student to simple figured
basses. Even the simplest partimenti of this set require
prior knowledge of the three cadences and the Rule of the
Octave as detailed in Fenaroli’s Rules (see the separate
file).

The first partimenti of this set avoid any suspensions or

other dissonances. Later exercises introduce passing and
suspended sevenths. A beginner can realize these basses
with block chords in the right hand, or with a simple mel-
ody constructed from tones of the chords. With more expe-
rience one can add passing or neighboring tones or try to
incorporate melodic motives already present in the bass.
No. 1 (Gj 1301)

# #6 # # 6 # #4 6
8 6 5
    6 6  6 6 6 6

6 6 5   
6 5
    
 
            
6 # n6 6 #6 6 6 # 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 58
 
9 4 5 3 5 5 3 4 4 3 3
  
     
           
No. 2 (Gj 1302)

# #6 6 # 6
   
8 6 6 5 
8 3

6 6 6 5 3 6
                     
6 8
9
b 53 n3 
6
5 6 #6 #
  n  
6 6 #
    
5 6 #6 # #4 6 #6 # 53 64 54 #53 5
           
3
 
No. 3 (Gj 1303)

3 # 6 6 6 # 6 # 6 #6 6 # # 6 6 65 # 6 #
8     4
6
 6 5 
              
3 5 5
    
      
6 # 6 # 6 #
3 3
                          
6
5          
9
5 5
 
8
6 6 65 # 6 565 5 5
       
6 3

15
5 5 344 3 3
       
No. 4 (Gj 1304)

5 7
# 6 #3 6 5 b 65 5 6
 3
6 6
           
3
   
5
 
3
  
5 3 3 5 3 3 3
      
 

n3
   6     6   #  #
6 6 3 6 6 6
7 3
 5 5 5  n  5   3
n
4
     
                  
6 6 # 6 # #
3 6 6
                   n     
6 3 6
13
          
5 5 5
    
6 # 6
  n   5  
      
19
 6 5     n   
  3 b 6
  5   
     

6 6 6 6 # 5 6 5 #5 U
               3
24
            5  5 4 4 3


No. 5 (Gj 1305)

3 3  5 33 3 # 3
6 #
5  3 3  3

             
         
     
        
6 3 6 6 # #6 6 # 6 #
7 3
   5  5    3
 3 5 6 5  5 

      
  
  
   
       
  



  ´   6   5 #
3 6 6
            
14
        
3 5
   



6 3 6 6 6 3 
6 3 56 55 U
      
19
5 5 5 34 43
                
No. 6 (Gj 1306)

3 6 # 6 # 3 6 #
 
    
3
  
8

5

5
          8 5
        
6 # 6 n #6 6 # 6 #
                           5  6 6
           
7
5 5 6 6 5 6
 
6 # # #
 
3 6 6 3 6

       
14
5 8
 5 
5 8 5

  
# 
6 # 6 # #6 # 6 # 6 # 6 # 53 64 54 # 53 U

                      
20
5 5 5
         
   
No. 7 (Gj 1307)

6 6 b7 6 b7 6
6 3 #
 6 7  6 7  5 3 6 7 6 7 3
       
       5
       5
      

12 6 6 6
3  6 6
3 # 3
8     
#
  5  5 5
         
5 5
n              

3 6 6 # 6 3 # 3 6 6
5 4 #
8 5 4                
5 8 8   
     
22

      
6 6 6
32  6 7   6 7   n 4 5    6 7  6 7  5 3
 5 3
    
        
No. 8 (Gj 1308)

n6 6 n #6 n 6 n 65 65 7 3 6 5n 6 6 n
6 5

                
6 55
 3  5 3  3 7 
 
6 6 5 3 6
    
6 5
 6 6
        
 5
 


6 n n6 n 6 n 6 #6 6 6 ## # 6 #
         5  6   5
6  6
 
6
 n53 64 75
                  
16 5 5 5 5
  

b7
n3  
6
n6 6 b53 n # 6 n n3 U
                   
n53 6
n53 6 6
6 5
6

33 6 6 4 5
      
5
      
No. 9 (Gj 1309)

3 6 6 5
8
    6    6
5 3 6    5 
3
                 
     
8 5 3 # # # # # 3
  
10
8
        
3
                 
       
# 6 #3 3 6 5
3 5
 
6 8    65  
         
19 8 5 3 5
         n #   

6 # 6 # 3 6
   6    6
        
3

29 8 5
5

5
        
     
 
n 65 5 n 65 6 # 6
  
6 5 5

38
     
3
  
5

5

  
6 5 6 5 5
     
3 3 4 4 3
    
48

    
5
        

No. 10 (Gj 1310)

#6 6 6 # U n6
  
8 6
    
6
  
6
    
5 4 8
 
6
   
 
  

6
6 6 6 b   6 6 #5
11
      6 5
 4 5
 
8
  6
   
5

4 3
           
6 #6
6
8 5n n6 #
#
             
8 6 6 6
   n
20
 
5 5
      
    
29 6 b 5 6 # 6 5 6 3 8 5 #6 6
5
     3 5   n 5
  3 5 3
    
      

#
n 6 # 6 # #6 # U
6 6
  6
   #3 4 4 3
565 5
           
6 6 4 6

40
5
    
No. 11 (Gj 1311)

8 # 8 # 6 6 # 5# 6
# 53 6
6
 
6 7 6
 
6 7

8  5
          5 4 4
                
6
# # # 6 # 6 # # 6 # 6
9
  6 5
     5  #
5 5 6 6
   5    5
5
                              

6 # 5 6 #3 5    6   
   3  6  5 
6 6
           
16
5 3 4
  

5
   6
   5 5
3 6
5 6 5 5 U
      
20
3 4 3 3 4 4 3
     
No. 12 (Gj 1312)

6 #3 5 6 6 # #  #
6 #
6 3 7 #3
5
6 4
3 4 5 6 3
      5   6 
3
               
   

6 #6 6 6 # 6
5         
3 6 3 6 6
                                
8
5 5 5

5 6 5 6
6

6 6 3  5  3  5     3
                         
14
5 5 5
 

6 #6 6 #6 6 #3 6 #3 U
 
3 6 3 6 6
5 5
20
                 
5 5
 
                
No. 13 (Gj 1313)

5 3
8      6    6 5 3   n6 6
3
             
     
    

6 6 n3 6 3 6 #

8
                                
5 5 5 8 5
     
7
# 5 # 5 3 
                   3      5   
6
   
15

   
3

 
6
3
6 b65 6 6
            
23 6 6 8 5
  5
      3 5 
3
      

30 b 65     65      6     
6
 3 65 53 6 6 5 U
           5 4 3

  

No. 14 (Gj 1314)

5 n6 n3 6 n 6 n3 5 5
3  
6
         
5 6 6 5 3
 
3 6 8
          
      
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 n6
3
 3 3 3
11
      
3 5 5
            
5

5 
    
n3
6
n3 #6 n n6 n b
21
6 b 53 6

6
         
5
       5

5
 
     
n6 n3 6 n3 6 n n6
    
6 5 6 6 5
    
32
         
  

6
3
8
6 5
6 n6 n53 6 5 n53 U
       
39
5 3 4 4
      
 
No. 15 (Gj 1315)

3 5 6 n6 4
6 6
6 6 8 5 4 3
                              2
         
3  6
    
6 3 n 6 3 6 3 n 6 6 n 6 5 5
                                 
13 5 5 5 5 5 3 6

6 5
5  # 5 b 65 5 6

    
4 8
 
3 3

27 5
                      

n53 3 b6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 6
6 6 5
5 4 3 U
          
 
             
38
5 5 5 4 3
   
No. 16 (Gj 1316)

6
 6 6
6
3   6
3 6
5   5
   
            

6 6 3 n 6 n 3 n 6 6 6 n 8 n6
11
   5  5 4
 
   
           
 
20 6 n6 5 6 b3 6 n6 6 6 n 3 n6
       3 5
         
5
  
    
6
n n n b 53
6 n
  
6
  4
 
6 3 6 6
   
31
5
        

6 6 6 n
   
3 6 6
         
40 5 5 4
  n     
  
b 65 3 b 65 3 6 6 5
3
6
4
5
4
5
3 U
47
       5
  5
    
