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An independent bass line continuing throughout a piece (whence the Italian continuo), on the basis of which harmonies are extemporized on keyboard or other chord-playing instruments. Individual chords may be specified by figures written above, below, or beside the bass notes (whence, figured bass and related terms) (New Harvard Dictionary of Music)
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