Toccata
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Toccata is a virtuosic musical form, typically for keyboard instruments, characterized by fast-moving, improvisatory passages and dramatic display of technical skill.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toccata canonical | 4 |
| Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
keyboard composition
ⓘ
musical form ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer |
Aram Khachaturian
ⓘ
Claudio Merulo ⓘ Dieterich Buxtehude ⓘ
surface form:
Dietrich Buxtehude
Girolamo Frescobaldi ⓘ Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ Robert Schumann ⓘ Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque era
Late Renaissance ⓘ
surface form:
late Renaissance
|
| emphasizes |
dramatic effect
ⓘ
performer virtuosity ⓘ technical brilliance ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Italian word "toccare" ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | to touch ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dramatic display of technical skill
ⓘ
fast-moving passages ⓘ improvisatory style ⓘ virtuosic ⓘ |
| hasOriginLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| hasPluralForm | toccatas ⓘ |
| hasTempo | generally fast ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Italian keyboard school
ⓘ
North German organ school ⓘ |
| notableExample | Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 ⓘ |
| notableExampleComposer | Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| oftenCombinedWith | fugue ⓘ |
| oftenFeatures |
rhythmic freedom
ⓘ
virtuosic manual technique ⓘ virtuosic pedal technique ⓘ |
| oftenIncludes |
arpeggiated figures
ⓘ
chordal figurations ⓘ contrasting sections ⓘ improvised-sounding sections ⓘ rapid scalar passages ⓘ |
| popularInCountry |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| typicallyWrittenFor |
harpsichord
ⓘ
keyboard instruments ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
concert performance
ⓘ
liturgical organ music ⓘ recital showpiece ⓘ |
| usedInGenre | classical music ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5