tutti

[too-tee; Italian toot-tee]Music.

adjective

all; all the voices or instruments together.

intended for or performed by all (or most of) the voices or instruments together, as a passage or movement in concert music (opposed to solo).

noun, plural tut·tis.

a tutti passage or movement.

the tonal product or effect of a tutti performance.

Origin of tutti

1715–25; < Italian, plural of tutto all

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Examples from the Web for tutti

Historical Examples of tutti

But even in the midst of his ungovernable rage, Tutti's voice reached him.
Soap-Bubble Stories
Fanny Barry
I shall never feel any love for Croisenois, Caylus, and tutti quanti.
The Red and the Black
Stendhal
What shall I say to you of the politics of M. Ollivier and tutti quanti?
Letters to an Unknown
Prosper Mrime
No. 1: that's an overture for tutti; say, 'The Caliph of Bagdad.'
Humorous Readings and Recitations
Various
In all these the basic principle is the contrasting of the tutti and solo sections, which sustain a kind of dialogue.
Nicolo Paganini: His Life and Work
Stephen Samuel Stratton

British Dictionary definitions for tutti

tutti

adjective, adverb

music to be performed by the whole orchestra, choir, etcCompare soli

Word Origin for tutti

C18: from Italian, pl of tutto all, from Latin tōtus

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