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ricercarOne entry found. Main Entry: ri·cer·car Pronunciation: \ˌrē-(ˌ)chər-ˈkär\ Variant(s): or ri·cer·ca·re \-ˈkä-(ˌ)rā\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural ricercars or ri·cer·ca·ri \-ˈkä-(ˌ)rē\ Etymology: Italian, from ricercare to seek again, seek out, from ri- re- (from Latin re-) + cercare to seek, from Late Latin circare to go about — more at search Date: 1789 : any of various usually keyboard musical forms especially of the 16th and 17th centuries in either quasi-improvisatory toccata style or strict polyphonic fugal style
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