Definitions

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  • noun music 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 down beat
  • noun music A passage having this mark
  • adverb music played in the style of a march
  • adjective music describing a passage having this mark

Etymologies

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From Italian alla marcia.

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