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ricercata

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ri⋅cer⋅car

  [ree-cher-kahr]
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–noun
1. Music. a chiefly polyphonic instrumental form of the 16th and 17th centuries closely resembling the vocal motet in structure and style.
2. a composition, esp. for a keyboard instrument, having this form.
Also, ricercare, ri⋅cer⋅ca⋅ta  [ree-cher-kah-tuh] .

Origin:
1780–90; apocopated var. of ricercare
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