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attacca — meaning in music

attacca is a musical term meaning continue without a break. It is a form & structure marking, first tested at Grade 5 in ABRSM, AMEB and Trinity music theory exams. From that grade on, every written paper expects you to know it on sight.

Definition
continue without a break
Form & structureFirst tested: Grade 5
Translations
Frenchcontinuer sans interruption
Germanohne Pause weitermachen
Italiancontinuare senza interruzione
Spanishcontinuar sin descanso
Chinese不间断地继续

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