On 3 Jun 2003 at 16:57, John Howell wrote:

> When double-stave instruments like harp, piano, or 
> organ were added, they were generally placed just above the strings 
> (although there is a single-line organ part with figured bass for the 
> Brahms Requiem, and it is placed at the bottom).

That's logical, as it's functioning as part of the bass component. In 
Baroque and Classical practice, the figured bass was on the bottom, 
too, not at the location for the keyboard instrument.

-- 
David W. Fenton                        http://www.bway.net/~dfenton
David Fenton Associates                http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc

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