ricercari

Variant of ricercar

ricercar definition

ri·cer·car (rē′c̸hər kär′)

noun

any of various polyphonic instrumental compositions of the 16th and 17th cent.
also ricercare ri′·cer·ca′re (rē′c̸hər kär′ə; Itrē′c̸her kä′re)

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