tutti

[ too-tee; Italian toot-tee ]

/ ˈtu ti; Italian ˈtut ti /

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.

Nearby words

tutorial, tutorial system, tutoyer, tutsan, tutsi, tutti, tutti-frutti, tutto, tutty, tutu, tutu, desmond mpilo

Origin of tutti

1715–25; < Italian, plural of tutto all

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Examples from the Web for tutti

Tutti held out the bean with a trembling hand, and as it dropped into the old bottle, little Tuttu gave a quiet sigh.
Soap-Bubble Stories|Fanny Barry
The oboes and bassoons lead a two-part canon in octave, while the clarinets and horns are used as tutti parts.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
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
As the setting sun streamed into the long room, Tutti crept in, holding Father Giacomo's hand; carrying the broken fiasco.
Soap-Bubble Stories|Fanny Barry

With a wide sweep of his baton he suddenly broke in upon the orchestra and demanded the tutti.
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter

British Dictionary definitions for tutti

tutti

/ (ˈtʊtɪ) /

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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