Examples
“A ricercare was a type of instrumental music from the Renaissance.”
“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”
““Si compone di scansioni ed immagini di rami, vetri rotti e graffiati e texture dipinte in digitale, senza alcun intento di ricercare forme riconoscibili.””
“Gabrielli wrote the ricercare in the late 17th century, laying the foundation for cello solo literature.”
“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.”
“TorrentFly entra in questa famiglia e permette di ricercare torrent tra 12 popolari siti come Sumotorrent, Mininova, Piratebay, Monova,”
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250 Further Spelling Words
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Resounding Words
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chained_bear 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 Mar 21, 2008