in imperativeA musical instruction used to indicate that the next section should follow without a pause.
(音乐指示)紧接(表示不间断地立即开始下一乐章)
Example sentencesExamples
I heard not a few gasps of shock from the audience as the pianist moved from near silence in lento to a sudden ferocity in attacca.
Pieces that belong to the same group are played attacca and form distinct musical entities based on their relation to each other.
In his talk about Concerto No 2, he tells us that attacca joins to next movements are a great way to stop the audiences coughing ‘to prove to themselves that they are still alive’!