Attacca indicates play through as if one piece.
Segue indicates applause (possibly) but no wait for dialogue or action.
Steve P.
On 14 Mar 2012, at 01:25, Mark D Lew <markd...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> John Howell wrote:
>
>> Subtle differences. Segue ("follows") indicates
>> moving directly to the next thing, which often
>> requres a change of mood or meter or key, while
>> attacca (which I assume means "attack"!) means
>> connect without the slightest break.
>
> I'm at work and away from my dictionaries right now, but I'm certain that the
> more direct cognate here is "attach", not "attack". Attaccare means to join
> together. The "attacca" marking surely should not be read as an instruction
> to *attack* the next movement!
>
> (Ultimately the two words are connected. Our English word "attack" derives
> from the Italian phrase "attaccare battaglia", to join in battle.)
>
> As for the original question, I agree with the consensus that they're mostly
> synonymous, but "attacca" feels like it has a slightly greater sense of
> urgency than "segue".
>
> mdl
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