marciale

[natasha]

does anybody kno what marciale means? its written on mi music and i cudnt find the word in mi music dictionary, and neither cud mi teacher.
thanx
natasha:)

[ned]

Marciale. In the style of a march. Eg.,  Allegro marciale.  What's the piece?

Marziale would be "in military style."

Ned

[natasha]

the piece is one of kablensky's etudes, forgotten which one!
Thank you so much !!
natasha

[lea]

doesnt marci mean march/??

what language is it in?? italian/french???

lea

[ned]

lea
March is "marcia" in Italian - eg Alla marcia,  Tempo di marcia. See Rachmaninoff Prelude in g and Etude-Tableau in D.
French would be "marche" See last section of Schumann's Carnaval.
Hungarian is "indulo." Very useful to know. "A Rakoczy indulo" - The Rakoczy March.  I was eating dinner in a Hungarian restaurant in New York. The gypsy violinist slithers over and unctiously asks me if I have a request. Sort of expecting me to ask for something like "New York NewYork" I surprise him with "A Rakoczy indulo!" He replies "Maga magyar gyermek?" That is: "Are you a Hungarian kid?" Nem, ir vagyok, I say.  No, I'm Irish, which I am. So he says they don't play the Rakoczy until the end of the evening. By then I am elsewhere watching a hockey game.
Ned

[BuyBuy]

"Marciale" is italian, and I agree about the "march" ideas.

However, it can also mean "with a war, fighting spirit". Italian and French come from latin, and in latin, this word refers to war (Mars was indeed the gos od war). The french word "martial" means "related to war". Even in English, martial arts are about fighting.

Just an insight...