Attacca
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Attacca
(Mus) Attack at once; -- a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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(n)
attacca
In music, begin! a direction to proceed with a succeeding movement immediately, without pause.
Etymology
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary It., fr. attaccare, to tie, bind. See Attach
Usage in the news
Attacca Quartet members share a love of string quartets and Haydn. innipegfreepress.com
In 2010, Attacca embarked on Project 68, a unique and ambitious initiative to perform all 68 Haydn string quartets in a series at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York. innipegfreepress.com