tutti

[ too-tee; Italian toot-tee ]

/ ˈtu ti; Italian ˈtut ti /

Music.

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).

a tutti passage or movement.

the tonal product or effect of a tutti performance.

Origin of tutti

1715–25; < Italian, plural of tutto all

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

tutti

/ (ˈtʊtɪ) /

music to be performed by the whole orchestra, choir, etc Compare soli

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