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Word: ricercar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...note row containing all the musical intervals, but still has room for such disparate elements as Gregorian chant, Bach chorales and, during a dance number, an anachronistic rock band. Each of the scenes in the opera's four acts is organized according to a musical genre: chaconne, toccata, ricercar-another explicit resemblance to Wozzeck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The End of a World | 2/22/1982 | See Source »

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