toccatan.

Brit.

/təˈkɑːtə/,

/tɒˈkɑːtə/, U.S.

/təˈkɑdə/

Etymology: < Italian toccata, ‘toccáta d'vn musico, a preludium that cunning musitions vse to play as it were voluntary before any set lesson’ (Florio 1611); lit. ‘a touching’, < toccare to touch.

Music.

A composition for a keyboard instrument, intended to exhibit the touch and technique of the performer, and having the air of an improvisation; in later times loosely applied.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > music on specific instrument > [noun] > keyboard music

toccata1724

toucha1725

toccatina1740

touch piece1890

1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. Toccata, or Toccato, is of much the same Signification as the Word Ricercata.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) But what distinguishes the Toccata from other kinds of symphonies, is, first, its being usually played on instruments that have keys, as organs, spinnets, &c. Secondly, that it is commonly composed to exercise both hands.

1855 R. Browning Toccata of Galuppi's 18 While you sat and played Toccatas, stately at the clavichord.

1875 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms (1898) Toccata, (1) a prelude or overture... (2) Compositions written as exercises. (3) A fantasia. (4) A suite.

figurative.1903 Trawl May 22 A sigh of wind; and through the cool air sprang Toccatas of sharp patterings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toccata
释义	toccatan. Brit. /təˈkɑːtə/, /tɒˈkɑːtə/, U.S. /təˈkɑdə/ Etymology: < Italian toccata, ‘toccáta d'vn musico, a preludium that cunning musitions vse to play as it were voluntary before any set lesson’ (Florio 1611); lit. ‘a touching’, < toccare to touch. Music. A composition for a keyboard instrument, intended to exhibit the touch and technique of the performer, and having the air of an improvisation; in later times loosely applied. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > music on specific instrument > [noun] > keyboard music toccata1724 toucha1725 toccatina1740 touch piece1890 1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. Toccata, or Toccato, is of much the same Signification as the Word Ricercata. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) But what distinguishes the Toccata from other kinds of symphonies, is, first, its being usually played on instruments that have keys, as organs, spinnets, &c. Secondly, that it is commonly composed to exercise both hands. 1855 R. Browning Toccata of Galuppi's 18 While you sat and played Toccatas, stately at the clavichord. 1875 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms (1898) Toccata, (1) a prelude or overture... (2) Compositions written as exercises. (3) A fantasia. (4) A suite. figurative.1903 Trawl May 22 A sigh of wind; and through the cool air sprang Toccatas of sharp patterings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1724
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