tutti

adv, adj, noun — 3 senses

tutti

adv

Etymology From Italian tutti, from Latin totus (“all”).

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, 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.

tutti

adj

Etymology From Italian tutti, from Latin totus (“all”).

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music All together; with all playing at once.

  • a tutti passage

tutti

noun

Etymology From Italian tutti, from Latin totus (“all”).

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing

  • Even so, the orchestra endowed tuttis with a positively radiant glow.2008 February 19, Steve Smith, “Hispanic Classics Flavor a New York Debut”, in New York Times:
Related terms
capo di tutti capi, tutti-frutti, tutti quanti

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