tutti
1 of 2adjective or adverb
tut·ti ˈtü-tē 
ˈtu̇-;
ˈtü-ˌtē,
ˈtu̇- : with all voices or instruments performing together —used as a direction in music
tutti
2 of 2noun
: a passage or section performed by all the performers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 When first violins shriek out the opening fanfare’s return in a fearsome orchestra tutti, that section can feel like a sudden reckoning, a strike from the heavens. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022 For the first time, outbursts of minor and diminished chords appear to darken the sky, and these caprices of mood were thoughtfully emphasized by tutti and soloist. Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022 The lone call of the magic horn that sounds at its outset trails off into a misty landscape, a trickling brook, a waking dawn and the blunt-force thwack of a cold-water tutti. Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022 But Reimann achieves an exemplary balance by alternating his scalding eruptions of vocal power (which in general are sparsely accompanied, sometimes by percussion alone) with full-throttle tutti blasts from the orchestra. Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2019 The blend of Beethoven snippets is kaleidoscopic, and with the two sonic planes — string quartet versus massive tutti — add to the dizzying effort of chasing the ever-changing focal points. Corinna Da Fonseca-wollheim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017 See More
Noun
Langrée’s palms tensed into claws as Ravel’s final five bars reared up, its bombastic tutti collapsing into the arms of an audience that roared its approval. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 May 2022 When first violins shriek out the opening fanfare’s return in a fearsome orchestra tutti, that section can feel like a sudden reckoning, a strike from the heavens. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022 For the first time, outbursts of minor and diminished chords appear to darken the sky, and these caprices of mood were thoughtfully emphasized by tutti and soloist. Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2022 The lone call of the magic horn that sounds at its outset trails off into a misty landscape, a trickling brook, a waking dawn and the blunt-force thwack of a cold-water tutti. Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2022 But Reimann achieves an exemplary balance by alternating his scalding eruptions of vocal power (which in general are sparsely accompanied, sometimes by percussion alone) with full-throttle tutti blasts from the orchestra. Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 7 Dec. 2019 The blend of Beethoven snippets is kaleidoscopic, and with the two sonic planes — string quartet versus massive tutti — add to the dizzying effort of chasing the ever-changing focal points. Corinna Da Fonseca-wollheim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective or adverb
Italian, masculine plural of tutto all, from Vulgar Latin *tottus, alteration of Latin totus
First Known Use
Adjective Or Adverb
circa 1724, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1816, in the meaning defined above