TUTTI

Etymology

Adverb

tutti (not comparable)

(music) All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.

Adjective

tutti (not comparable)

(music) All together; with all playing at once.

Noun

tutti (plural tuttis)

(music) A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing

Source: Wiktionary


Tut"ti, n. pl. Etym: [It., fr. L. totus, pl. toti, all.] (Mus.)

Definition: All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together. Moore (Encyc. of Music).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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