toccata

/təˈkɑdə/
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Other forms: toccatas

Definitions of toccata
  1. noun
    a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
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    type of:
    composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music
    a musical work that has been created
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