Codetta (It.)
A short coda.
Cogli stromenti (It.) (col-yee stro-men'-tee).
With the instruments.
Coi (coee), Col, Coll', Colla, Colle, Collo (It.). With the.
Col arco. With the bow. Used after the direction "pizzicato."
Col basso. With the bass.
Col canto. With the melody.
Col legno (It.) (col-lane-yo). With the wood; a direction to strike the strings of the violin with the back of the bow.
Colla parte. With the principal part.
Colla voce. With the voice. In score writing, to save the labor of re-writing a part which is to be played by two or more instruments. It is usual to write the part for one instrument, for instance, the violin, and write the words col violino on the staff appropriated to the other instrument.