Attacca
Proceed to the next movement without pause.
Category
form
Pronunciation
ah-TAH-kah
Origin
Italian
Length
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About Attacca
Attacca (literally "attack") is written at the end of a movement to indicate the next movement should follow immediately, without pause. This creates dramatic continuity.
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Movement
View all formterms →A self-contained section within a larger multi-part composition such as a symphony or concerto
FugueA contrapuntal composition in which a subject is introduced and developed through imitative entries
OvertureAn orchestral introduction played before an opera, oratorio, or suite begins
CadenzaA virtuosic solo passage, often improvised, near the end of a movement.
Sonata FormA large-scale musical structure based on exposition, development, and recapitulation
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