alla marcia

noun

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in the style of a march, usually with a 2/4 or 4/4 beat with an accent on the downbeat

OriginItalian alla marcia ← ['it ', →
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Meanings

nounalla marcia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in the style of a march, usually with a 2/4 or 4/4 beat with an accent on the downbeat
  2. uncountableentertainmentA passage having this mark
adverb
  1. entertainmentplayed in the style of a march
adjective
  1. entertainmentdescribing a passage having this mark

Origin

  1. ['it',
  2. Italianalla marcia
  3. Englishalla marcia

Borrowed from Italian alla marcia.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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