ricercare

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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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  • Her vigor and conviction so rattled me that I almost missed my entrance into the next ricercare, probably the most demanding part of the suite for me: I was not only performing it solo, I was playing six melodic lines all at the same time. —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 05 - May 1997
  • 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. —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
 

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  1. Italian ricercare, a prelude, flourish, from ricercare, seek out, request, etc.: see research.
 

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