RICERCAR


Meaning of RICERCAR in English

[ ˌri:tʃə'kα: , 'ri:tʃəˌkα: ]

(also ~e ˌri:tʃə'kα:reɪ , -ri )

■ noun ( plural ~s or ~i ) Music an elaborate contrapuntal instrumental composition in fugal or canonic style, typically of the 16th to 18th centuries.

Origin

from Ital. ~e 'search out'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.