About The Word Toccata
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Toccata
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What's The Definition Of Toccata?
[n] a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
Synonyms | Synonyms for Toccata: Related Terms | Find terms related to Toccata: See Also | composition | musical composition | opus | piece | piece of music Toccata In Webster's Dictionary \Toc*ca"ta\, n. [It., fr. toccare to touch. See
{Touch}.] (Mus.)
An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat
in the free and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or
capriccio.
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