Tutti
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Tutti is an italian word meaning "all", "together", usually used in an orchestral or choral score when the orchestra or all of the voices come in at the same time (with the exception of any soloists), and also seen in Baroque-era music where two instruments share the same copy of music, after one instrument has broken off to play a more advanced form: they both play together again at the point marked tutti.
In organ music, it indicates that the full organ should be used: all stops and all couplers. (This organ usage is sometimes instead indicated as <math>fff</math>.) To simplify this changing over, many organ consoles offer a toe stud or a piston to call the tutti: Pressing once begins the tutti, and pressing again reverts to the previous registration.
