toccata Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
WordNet
Toc*ca"ta noun
Etymology
It., fr.Definitions
(Mus.) An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or capriccio.