Toccata

1590 (Renaissance, Baroque)



173 works by 45 composers
Keyboard [97%] Chamber [2%] ...


Group: Instrumental

Synonyms: Токката




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.

Bach - 01.Toccata in c-moll, BWV 911