Attacca il seguente

As Printed on a Score

Printed at the end of a movement, often as attacca subito il seguente, sending the player straight into the next movement without a pause. It covers that single join.

How Composers Use It

The fuller wording names the destination, which helps when the next movement begins on a new page. Joining movements shapes the form as much as the performance: the two become one span, as in the Moonlight Sonata, where the Adagio sostenuto leads directly into the Allegretto. Avoid it where players need time to change instruments, mutes or tuning.

Example

Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (“Moonlight”), first movement, m. 69: “Attacca subito il seguente” after a pp close.

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