ricercar


a type of instrumental piece popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. it is considered to be an early form of the fugue.

alternatively, a car belonging to a ricer.
j.s. bach’s musical offering, although consisting predominantly of canons and fugues, contains two lesser-known ricercars as well.

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