Musical "don't play"

• 'Be silent,' musically
• "Be silent," in scores
• "Don't play," in music
• "It is silent," musically
• "Be silent," on a score
• Musical term for silence
• Musical "shh!"

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