tutti

All instruments together

Tutti is a musical direction indicating that all performers should play together, contrasting with passages where only soloists or sections perform.

The term comes from Italian meaning "all." In ice cream, tutti-frutti refers to a flavor containing mixed candied fruits: a scoop of tutti-frutti.

musical

orchestra

Large instrumental ensemble

harmony · concerto · fortissimo · crescendo · passage · climax · finale · score · conductor · strings

collectivity

all

The complete quantity

entire · complete · unified · combined · full · total · assembly · gathering · unanimous · collective

frutti

gelato

Italian frozen dessert

flavor · colorful · mixed · assorted · fruit · sweet · sprinkles · sundae · parlor · scoop

Categories
Opposites
musical texture/ensemble size

tuttisolo

Performance by one

soli · duo · duet · one · individual

musical prominence/role

tuttisolo

Performance by one

soloist · tacet · concertino · cadenza · soli

Phrases
Family

tutti-frutti

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