toccata

[ tuh-kah-tuh; Italian tawk-kah-tah ]

/ təˈkɑ tə; Italian tɔkˈkɑ tɑ /

noun, plural toc·ca·tas, toc·ca·te [tuh-kah-tee; Italian tawk-kah-te]. /təˈkɑ ti; Italian tɔkˈkɑ tɛ/. Music.

a composition in the style of an improvisation, for the piano, organ, or other keyboard instrument, intended to exhibit the player's technique.

Origin of toccata

1715–25; <Italian: “touched,” feminine past participle of toccare touch

Words nearby toccata

to burn, toby, toby jug, TOC, Tocantins, toccata, Toch, Tocharian, tocher, toches, tockley

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Example sentences from the Web for toccata

Toccata—a brilliant composition for piano or organ, usually characterized by much rapid staccato playing.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
The toccata contains three movements—allegro moderato, allegro, adagio.
Bach|Charles Francis Abdy Williams
But in Bach's hands the toccata becomes one of the noblest and most plastic of forms.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
I wish you would send me Handel's six fugues and the toccata and fugues by Eberlin.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

I have no doubt that the Toccata by Chaminade, which I do not know, is written on similar lines.
Piano Playing|Josef Hofmann

British Dictionary definitions for toccata

toccata

/ (təˈkɑːtə) /

noun

a rapid keyboard composition for organ, harpsichord, etc, dating from the baroque period, usually in a rhythmically free style

Word Origin for toccata

C18: from Italian, literally: touched, from toccare to play (an instrument), touch

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单词	toccata
释义	toccata [ tuh-kah-tuh; Italian tawk-kah-tah ] / təˈkɑ tə; Italian tɔkˈkɑ tɑ / noun, plural toc·ca·tas, toc·ca·te [tuh-kah-tee; Italian tawk-kah-te]. /təˈkɑ ti; Italian tɔkˈkɑ tɛ/. Music. a composition in the style of an improvisation, for the piano, organ, or other keyboard instrument, intended to exhibit the player's technique. Origin of toccata 1715–25; <Italian: “touched,” feminine past participle of toccare touch Words nearby toccata to burn, toby, toby jug, TOC, Tocantins, toccata, Toch, Tocharian, tocher, toches, tockley Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toccata Toccata—a brilliant composition for piano or organ, usually characterized by much rapid staccato playing. Music Notation and Terminology\|Karl W. Gehrkens The toccata contains three movements—allegro moderato, allegro, adagio. Bach\|Charles Francis Abdy Williams But in Bach's hands the toccata becomes one of the noblest and most plastic of forms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1\|Various I wish you would send me Handel's six fugues and the toccata and fugues by Eberlin. Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|Otto Jahn I have no doubt that the Toccata by Chaminade, which I do not know, is written on similar lines. Piano Playing\|Josef Hofmann British Dictionary definitions for toccata toccata / (təˈkɑːtə) / noun a rapid keyboard composition for organ, harpsichord, etc, dating from the baroque period, usually in a rhythmically free style Word Origin for toccata C18: from Italian, literally: touched, from toccare to play (an instrument), touch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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