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alla marcia

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.

Noun

alla marcia (uncountable)

  1. 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
  2. A passage having this mark

Adverb

alla marcia

  1. played in the style of a march

Adjective

alla marcia

  1. describing a passage having this mark

Origin of alla marcia

Borrowed from Italian alla marcia.

Questions about alla marcia

What does alla marcia mean?
Alla marcia means 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.
What part of speech is alla marcia?
Alla marcia can be a noun, an adverb or an adjective.

Words near alla marcia in the dictionary

  1. all-year-round
  2. all-you-can-eat
  3. alla
  4. alla breve
  5. alla cappella
  6. alla marcia
  7. alla prima
  8. Allaah
  9. allaballies
  10. allabogdanite
  11. allabrot

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