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tutti

tutti

2 7.2
A section of music when the whole orchestra or choir plays together
  • noun
  • /ˈtuːti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tutti
  • For a tutti-flutey player, you sure do ask a lot of questions.

Examples

  • Bubble burger with french fries, tutti fruit bubble gum.

  • Now they got raspberry, tutti-fruity, berry berry.

  • This is valid, but not in comparison to the base scale of a tutti player with no seniority.

    Blog text (5)
  • ♪ And we like tutti-frutti best -

  • She got a nigga fiendin' for that good tutti frutti

  • Hey number tutti fruity Get on the floor if you ♪ ♪ got that booty.

  • If students hear themselves above all others in tutti sections, they are overpowering or overblowing, playing with poor tone quality, playing out of tune, or any combination of the three.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Banana Royal, Neapolitan, Maple Walnut, Tutti-Frutti...

  • [♪Little Richard: "Tutti Frutti"]

  • During the final performance, the conductor signaled for a grand tutti, allowing the full orchestra to showcase their harmony.

Antonyms

3 4.2

To play a musical part alone during a song or concert

Compounds

1 5.4

Ice cream with small pieces of sweet candied fruit

Full of bright, lively colours

Surface Forms

tutti singular
tuttis plural

Etymology

As a noun, tutti also comes from Italian tutto 'all' and simply means the whole group or the section where everyone in the orchestra or choir plays together.