C.d.



[It., with the right hand]

Designation used in piano music indicating that a specific passage is to be played by the right hand. C.d. are the initials for the Italian words colla destra (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.

See also [Eng.] R.H.; [Eng.] right hand; [Fr.] M.d.; [Fr.] main droite; [It.] M.d.; [It.] mano destra; [It.] colla destra; [It.] col destra.

Also [Eng.] L.H.; [Eng.] left hand; [Fr.] M.g.; [Fr.] main gauche; [It.] M.s.; [It.] mano sinistra; [It.] C.s.; [It.] colla sinistra; [It.] col sinistra.

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