Tutti vs. Ripieno

Tuttiadverb

(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.

Tuttiadjective

(music) All together; with all playing at once.

Tuttinoun

(music) A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing

Tutti

All; - a direction for all the singers or players to perform together.

Tutti

Tutti is an Italian word literally meaning all or together and is used as a musical term, for the whole orchestra as opposed to the soloist. It is applied similarly to choral music, where the whole section or choir is called to sing.

Ripienonoun

(music) The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.

Ripienoadjective

Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; - a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato.

Ripieno

The ripieno (Italian pronunciation: [riˈpjɛːno], Italian for or ) is the bulk of instrumental parts of a musical ensemble who do not play as soloists, especially in Baroque music. These are the players who would play in sections marked tutti, as opposed to soloist sections.