alla marcia

American  

[ah-luh mahr-chuh, ahl-lah mahr-chah] / ˌɑ lə ˈmɑr tʃə, ˌɑl lɑ ˈmɑr tʃɑ /

adverb

Music.

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

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Etymology

Origin of alla marcia

< 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