Noun:

Toccata,

toccata's Usage Examples:

Umm, well, they don't turn into toccatas, but they aren't really very good fugues, are they?If we're confining ourselves to organ fugues that's a bit optimistic isn't it?The inspiration for this piece is Mozart's arrangements of several bach fugues for string trio.

fugue subject, having the same melodic outline, is obviously derived from the opening of the toccata.

The famous opening toccata is followed by a lengthy spiel-fugue and concluding recitativo which returns to the improvisatory spirit of the opening passaggio.

fugue written 18 years after its toccata.

The second is more purposeful, with two instances of toccata-like semiquaver figuration and powerful chromatic harmony.

Synonyms:

piece, piece of music, opus, musical composition, composition,

Antonyms:

break, white, black, disjoin, disassemble,