Tutti is anItalian word literally meaningall ortogether and is used as amusical term, for the wholeorchestra as opposed to the soloist. It is applied similarly tochoral music, where the whole section or choir is called to sing.[1] Music examination boards may instruct candidates to "play in tuttis", indicating that the candidate should play both the solo and the tutti sections.
Anorchestrator may specify that a section leader (e.g., the principal violinist) plays alone, while the rest of the section is silent for the duration of thesolo passage, by writingsolo in the music at the point where it begins andtutti at the point where the rest of the section should resume playing.
Inorgan music, it indicates that the full organ should be used: all stops and all couplers. Some organ consoles offer a toe stud or piston to toggle the tutti: pressing once activates all stops (although it does not physically move the stop knobs), and pressing again reverts to the previous registration.
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