Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music, same as
ricercata .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
ricercar .
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A ricercare was a type of instrumental music from the Renaissance.
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A ricercare was a type of instrumental music from the Renaissance.
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A ricercare was a type of instrumental music from the Renaissance.
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A ricercare was a type of instrumental music from the Renaissance.
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In particular, the principle of pervading imitation found new life in such instrumental forms as the ricercare, and led eventually to the fugue of a later era
Archive 2009-06-01 Lu 2009
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“Si compone di scansioni ed immagini di rami, vetri rotti e graffiati e texture dipinte in digitale, senza alcun intento di ricercare forme riconoscibili.”
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Gabrielli wrote the ricercare in the late 17th century, laying the foundation for cello solo literature.
The Seattle Times 2010
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A through-composed, one-movement work, the Symphony establishes a moody, gloomy bass line that serves as a passacaglia or ricercare, while a motif in ¾ acts as a dance-like countermelody.
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A through-composed, one-movement work, the Symphony establishes a moody, gloomy bass line that serves as a passacaglia or ricercare, while a motif in ¾ acts as a dance-like countermelody.
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A through-composed, one-movement work, the Symphony establishes a moody, gloomy bass line that serves as a passacaglia or ricercare, while a motif in ¾ acts as a dance-like countermelody.
chained_bear commented on the word ricercare
Also spelled ricercar or recercar.
"'...then I was given a copy of his Ricercare for Three Voices, which we have now played several times...'"
--P. O'Brian, The Hundred Days, 88
March 21, 2008