toccata (redirected from Toccatas)

toc·ca·ta  (t-kät)

n.

A virtuoso composition, usually for the organ or another keyboard instrument, in free style with brilliant passagework.

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[Italian, from feminine past participle of toccare, to touch, from Vulgar Latin *toccre.]

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toccata [təˈkɑːtə]

n

(Music / Classical Music) a rapid keyboard composition for organ, harpsichord, etc., dating from the baroque period, usually in a rhythmically free style

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

toccata - a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

Translations

toccata [təˈkɑːtə] N → tocata f

toccata

n → Toccata f