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noun
A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
History
Borrowed from Italian toccata.
Across languages
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