alla marcia

[ ah-luh mahr-chuh; Italian ahl-lah mahr-chah ]

adverb

, Music.

1. like a march; in the manner of a march.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alla marcia¹

< Italian. See march ¹

Example Sentences

Beethoven’s responses — from the regal Alla Marcia Maestoso that opens the set to the transformation of the waltz into an elegant Mozartean minuet in the final variation — make that point in any case.

From New York Times

Alla marcia—in the style of a march.

From Project Gutenberg