Toccata is a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard or plucked string instrument featuring fast-moving, lightly fingered or otherwise virtuosic passages or sections, with or without imitative or fugal interludes, generally emphasizing the dexterity of the performer's fingers.

Is a toccata played on a trumpet?

This is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. There have been various arrangements done including several for orchestra, wind ensemble, brass quintet, and now for 6 trumpets (4 trumpets and 2 flugels). This version has been carefully notated to be more easily played by groups with or without a conductor.

What is the meaning of the word toccata?

: a musical composition usually for organ or harpsichord in a free style and characterized by full chords, rapid runs, and high harmonies.