ricercatan.
/ˌriːtʃəˈkɑːtə/, U.S. /ˌritʃərˈkɑdə/ Music.
= ricercare n.ricercare is now the more usual term.
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in nomine1565
ricercatac1715
ricercare1773
fugato1876
fughetta1876
triple fugue1876
double fugue1880
tiento1905
mirror fugue1931
clausula1944
c1715–20 R. North in J. Wilson Roger North on Music (1959) vi. 118 There is a Ricercata, which is to imitate a looking about as for a thing lost.
1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 198 Research, or Ricercata, a kind of prelude or voluntary play'd on an Organ, Harpsichord, Theorbo, etc., wherein the composer seems to look out or search for strains and touches of harmony, which he is to use in the regular piece to be play'd afterwards.
1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXX Ricercata, a research, a flourish, a prelude, an impromptu, a voluntary.
1856 Musical World 24 May 329/1 So consummate is the art bestowed on its embellishment, so wonderfully appropriate are the ricercate and fioriture.
1910 Times 3 Dec. 15/3 The concerted music includes..a ‘ricercata’ for string quartet and continuo.
1977 Early Music 5 415/1 Practising Virgiliano's ricercate without slurs..will also encourage properly relaxed double tonguing.
2002 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 1 May 112 The dance pieces and variation-type compositions belong to the former classification, the toccatas, tasteggiatas, and ricercatas the latter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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