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OCR: ORCHESTRAL HE HARPSICHORD was the linchpin of most orchestral music in the 17th and 18th cen turi es The harpsichordist often directed the perf ormance from the keyboard. Readi ing from bass line with figures indicating the harmonies (figured bass' the player filled out the string harmonies by playing the appropri iate chord on each beat occ asionally improvi sing short flourish. This prac tice was called conti nuo playing, and can be heard in most baroque music J.S. Bach (01-591) Brandenburg Concerto No. s in T major, BWV 1048. Allegro. PLAY centuries Reading fioures appr uido shor 1695 1750