adv. & adj. All. Used chiefly as a direction to indicate that all performers are to take part. n. pl. tut·tis 1. An ensemble of musicians, in contrast to a soloist or group of soloists, in a concerto. 2. A passage of ensemble music intended to be executed by all the performers simultaneously. [Italian, pl. of tutto, all, from Vulgar Latin *tōttus, variant of Latin tōtus; see teutā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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