C.s.
[It., colla sinistra, col sinistra]
Designation used in piano music indicating that a specific passage is to be played by the left hand. C.s. are the initials for the Italian words colla sinistra (colla means with and sinistra means left implying the left hand). Colla can also be shortened to col, so col sinistra would mean the same as colla sinistra.
See also
[Eng.] L.H.; [Eng.] left hand; [Fr.] M.g.; [Fr.] main gauche; [It.] M.s.; [It.] mano sinistra; [It.] colla sinistra; [It.] col sinistra.
Also
[Eng.] R.H.; [Eng.] right hand; [Fr.] M.d.; [Fr.] main droite; [It.] M.d.; [It.] mano destra; [It.] C.d.; [It.] colla destra; [It.] col destra.
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