Meaning & use
tacet
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A musical direction indicating that a particular instrument or voice should remain silent for a passage or movement.
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The score marked 'tacet' for the trumpets during the entire second movement.
Seeing 'tacet' in his part, the cellist knew he could rest until the final section.
A note on using this word
A term used specifically in written musical scores, from the Latin for 'it is silent'; the performer simply does not play for that section.
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