TOCCATA

toccata

(noun) a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

toccata (plural toccatas or toccate)

(music) A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.

Source: Wiktionary


Toc*ca"ta, n. Etym: [It., fr. toccare to touch. See Touch.] (Mus.)

Definition: An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or capriccio.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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