Meaning of TOCCATA
| Pronunciation: | | tu'kâtu
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[n] a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style |
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TOCCATA is a 7 letter word that starts with T. |
| | See Also: | | composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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