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单词 toccata
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Definition of toccata in English:

toccata

noun təˈkɑːtətəˈkɑdə
  • A musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer's touch and technique.

    托卡塔(用以表现表演者指法、技艺的键盘乐曲)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It consists of a complete four-minute piece, in the form of a simple prelude or voluntary and the start - just a few bars - of a fugal Allegro in the manner of a toccata.
    • Most people will agree that J S Bach composed the greatest keyboard toccatas precisely because he, more than any composer, was master of maximal emotional intensity, countered by acute intellectual lucidity.
    • It's a remastered release of a dozen vinyl LPs, including the 1955 Goldbergs, the Well - Tempered Clavier, three concertos and as many toccatas and fugues as your heart could desire.
    • She not only gets the steel and rhythm of the toccatas (and power without pounding), but above all she generates a wealth of color and an inexorable musical line, whether loud or soft.
    • However, it is important to note that this also finds parallels in the keyboard toccatas of a number of North German composers.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Italian, feminine past participle of toccare 'to touch'.

Definition of toccata in US English:

toccata

nountəˈkädətəˈkɑdə
  • A musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer's touch and technique.

    托卡塔(用以表现表演者指法、技艺的键盘乐曲)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It consists of a complete four-minute piece, in the form of a simple prelude or voluntary and the start - just a few bars - of a fugal Allegro in the manner of a toccata.
    • It's a remastered release of a dozen vinyl LPs, including the 1955 Goldbergs, the Well - Tempered Clavier, three concertos and as many toccatas and fugues as your heart could desire.
    • However, it is important to note that this also finds parallels in the keyboard toccatas of a number of North German composers.
    • She not only gets the steel and rhythm of the toccatas (and power without pounding), but above all she generates a wealth of color and an inexorable musical line, whether loud or soft.
    • Most people will agree that J S Bach composed the greatest keyboard toccatas precisely because he, more than any composer, was master of maximal emotional intensity, countered by acute intellectual lucidity.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Italian, feminine past participle of toccare ‘to touch’.

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