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Putti vs Tutti - What's the difference?

putti | tutti |

As nouns the difference between putti and tutti

is that putti is irregular plural of putto while tutti is a passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing.

As an adverb tutti is

all together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.

putti

English

Noun

(putto) (head)
  • (putto)
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    putto

    English

    Noun

    (putti)
  • A representation, in a work of art (especially Renaissance or Baroque), of a small, naked, winged child; a cherub.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 14:
  • *:The walls have ranks of white marble niches capped by huge marble scallops, and flanked by urns and flowers, drapes and putti .

    • Synonyms

    * amoretto

    See also

    * cupid

    Anagrams

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    tutti

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (music) All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 19, author=Steve Smith, title=Hispanic Classics Flavor a New York Debut, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Even so, the orchestra endowed tuttis with a positively radiant glow. }} ----