Musical "don't play"

• 'Be silent,' in scores
• "Don't play," to a musician
• "Be silent," musically
• Music term
• "Be quiet," on scores
• "Don't play," in scores
• Tenor leading performers round Spain shut up in concert hall
• Indicator of silence

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 ).

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.