Musical "ssh!"

• "Be silent," in musical scores
• "Don't play," to a musician
• Music direction to stop playing
• "Be quiet," on scores
• Indicator of silence
• Musical direction for silence
• Silent musical direction

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 ).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (label en music) instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece

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.