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ricercare

ri·cer·ca·re [ rchər k rày ] (plural ri·cer·ca·ri [ rchər k r ])


noun 
Definition:
 
fugal composition: a fugal composition for musical instruments, analogous to a motet for voices, involving lines of melody interwoven in an often complicated pattern

[Late 18th century. < Italian, "seek out"]
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