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colla destra
Italian term used in piano music indicating that a specific passage is to be played by the right hand. The Italian words colla destra are translated as "with the right" (colla means with and destra means right implying the right hand). Colla can also be shortened to col, so col destra would mean the same as colla destra. This term is typically designated with the abbreviation C.d.
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