attacca
Definition of the Italian term attacca in music:
- attack (imperative)
- continue without pause (continue immediately from one section or movement of a piece to the next)
Language
Italian
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include attacca:
- attacca subito – attack immediately...
Musical examples
Music scores that include attacca:
- Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 (1893) Page 6
- George Frideric Handel: Water Music (1715‑36) Page 1
- Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 4
- Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (1902) Page 5
- Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata No. 12 in G major (1734) Page 2
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1802) Page 3
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata (1798) Page 1
- Pompeo Cannicciari: Missa in A minor (ca. 1700) Page 3
- Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes (1834) Page 1