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Definition of Toccata

Toccata
Toccata 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.

Meaning of Toccata from wikipedia

- Toccata (from Italian toccare, literally, "to touch", with "toccata" being the action of touching) is a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard...
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Performed by Ashtar Moïra on organ Problems playing this file? See media help. The Toccata and Fugue in D minor,...
- Toccata and Fugue may refer to several classical compositions attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 – the best known...
- The Toccata in E-flat minor is a piece for solo piano written in 1932 by Aram Khachaturian. It is a favorite of piano students, and has been recorded...
- up toccata in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Toccata is a type of virtuoso instrumental musical composition. Toccata may also refer to: Toccata (Khachaturian)...
- Trompeta Toccata is a 1964 jazz album by trumpeter Kenny Dorham. It was released by Blue Note Records in 1965 as BST 84181. It was remastered by original...
- "A Toccata of Galuppi's" is a poem by Robert Browning, originally published in the 1855 collection Men and Women. The title refers to the fact that the...
- Canon in D; other well known works include the Chaconne in F minor, the Toccata in E minor for organ, and the Hexachordum Apollinis, a set of keyboard...
- The Toccatas for Keyboard, BWV 910–916, are seven pieces for clavier written by Johann Sebastian Bach. Although the pieces were not originally organized...
- Andantino quasi allegretto Adagio Toccata The fifth movement, in F major, is often referred to as just Widor's Toccata because it is his most famous piece...