toccata

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

constitution baroque caprice etude canon ballade code division concerto cadenza capriccio arpeggio article composition component
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Hypernyms

opus piece composition

Related terms

toccatella toccatina

Anagrams

attacco

Examples

Among Schumann's associates at this time were composers Norbert Burgmüller and Ludwig Schuncke (to whom Schumann's Toccata in C is dedicated). Source: Internet

DraCo expanded upon and combined a number of earlier expansion cards developed for Amiga (VLabMotion, Toccata, WarpEngine, RetinaIII) into a true Amiga-clone powered by the Motorola 68060 processor. Source: Internet

"Toccata" is a cover of the fourth movement of Piano Concerto No. 1 by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera and contains synthesised percussion in the form of an acoustic drum kit fitted with pick-ups that triggered electronic sounds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tocandira Tocantins Tocantins River toccatalike toccatella toccatina