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Webster 1913 Edition
Toccata
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Toc-ca′ta
,Noun.
[It., fr.
toccare
to touch. See Touch
.] (Mus.)
An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat in the free and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or capriccio.
Definition 2024
toccata
toccata
English
Noun
toccata (plural toccatas)
- (music) A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
Translations
musical piece
Finnish
Noun
toccata
Declension
| Inflection of toccata (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | toccata | toccatat | |
| genitive | toccatan | toccatoiden toccatoitten toccatojen |
|
| partitive | toccataa | toccatoita toccatoja |
|
| illative | toccataan | toccatoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | toccata | toccatat | |
| accusative | nom. | toccata | toccatat |
| gen. | toccatan | ||
| genitive | toccatan | toccatoiden toccatoitten toccatojen toccatainrare |
|
| partitive | toccataa | toccatoita toccatoja |
|
| inessive | toccatassa | toccatoissa | |
| elative | toccatasta | toccatoista | |
| illative | toccataan | toccatoihin | |
| adessive | toccatalla | toccatoilla | |
| ablative | toccatalta | toccatoilta | |
| allative | toccatalle | toccatoille | |
| essive | toccatana | toccatoina | |
| translative | toccataksi | toccatoiksi | |
| instructive | — | toccatoin | |
| abessive | toccatatta | toccatoitta | |
| comitative | — | toccatoineen | |
Compounds
- pianotoccata
- urkutoccata