toccata的词源

英文词源

toccata

toccata: see touch

toccata (n.)

1724, from Italian toccata, from toccare "to touch," from Vulgar Latin *toccare (see touch (v.)). "A composition for a keyboard instrument, intended to exhibit the touch and technique of the performer, and having the air of an improvisation" [OED].

中文词源

toccata：托卡塔

来自意大利语 taccata,托卡塔，来自 toccare,接触，触碰，词源同 touch.比喻用法，后用于指 一种用键盘乐器演奏的乐曲，其中有的乐段难度很大，以显示演奏者的技巧。

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