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About Toccata
Toccata is a music genre that emerged in Italy. It is usually classed as a form of classical music and composed musical work.
From Wikipedia
Toccata (from Italian toccare, literally, "to touch", with "toccata" being the action of touching) is a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument featuring fast-moving, lightly fingered or otherwise virtuosic passages or sections, with or without imitative or fugal interludes, generally emphasizing the dexterity of the performer's fingers. Less frequently, the name is applied to works for multiple instruments (the opening of Claudio Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo being a notable example).
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Toccata.
- ↑ classical music
- ↑ composed musical work
Related genres
Opera
1600s · Europe
Chamber music
form of classical music composed for a small group of instruments
Sonata
1600s · Europe
Baroque music
1600s
Cantata
1600s
Fugue
contrapuntal musical form based on a subject that recurs in imitation
Madrigal
secular vocal music composition of the Renaissance and early Baroque e
Overture
instrumental introduction to any musical piece
Frequently asked questions
What is Toccata?
Toccata is a music genre that emerged in Italy. It is usually classed as a form of classical music and composed musical work.
Where and when did Toccata originate?
Toccata originated in Italy.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q140544 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Toccata – CC BY-SA 4.0
- MusicBrainz genre – CC0
- J. S. Bach - Toccata, Adagio und Fuge in C-Dur - Toccata (BWV 564) by Kerstin Wolf – CC BY 3.0
- Bach Toccata in F deceptive cadence by Bach – Public domain
- Bach Toccata in F, BWV 540 bars 197-207 by Bach – Public domain