"It is silent," musically

• Be silent, musically
• 'Be silent,' in scores
• Be silent, to Solti
• Musical direction for silence
• "Don't play," on a score
• Word repeated three times in the score to John Cage's "4'33""
• "Don't play," in scores

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tacet \Ta"cet\, v. impers. [L., it is silent, 3d pers.pr. of tacere to be silent.] (Mus.) It is silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part to be silent during a whole movement.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
musical instruction, 1724, from Latin tacet "is silent," third person singular present indicative of tacere (see tacit ).