toccata

英 [tə'kɑːtə] 美 [tə'kɑtə]
  • n. 托卡塔(一种形式自由、速度很快的即兴风琴曲或钢琴曲)

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。

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].

双语例句


1. I sat down at the piano and launched into Bach's Toccata in C major.
我在钢琴前坐了下来,开始弹奏巴赫的托卡塔C大调.

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