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In a concerto, a solo violin plays an unaccompanied passage. All the orchestral instruments then re-enter together.
What Italian term describes the moment when the full ensemble plays together? [1]
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Answer: Tutti [1]
Tutti is an Italian term meaning "all" or "everyone." In orchestral music, it refers to the moment when the full ensemble plays together, as opposed to a solo passage or a section featuring only part of the orchestra. In a concerto, there is a clear contrast between the soloist and the orchestra. An unaccompanied solo passage in a concerto is called a cadenza - a virtuosic display by the soloist alone. When the cadenza ends, the orchestra re-enters, and this re-entry of all instruments playing together is marked tutti. The alternation between solo and tutti passages is a fundamental structural element of the concerto form, creating contrast in texture, volume, and tonal colour.
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