coll'

Italian word for "with" or "with the" used in common musical terminology.

Noun. colla f (plural colles) group, gang, band synonyms ▲ Synonyms: grup, banda, ardat. a team of practitioners of certain traditional activities, such as castells building or sardana dancing.

The abbreviations col 8, coll' 8, and c. 8va stand for coll'ottava, meaning "with the octave", i.e. to play the notes in the passage together with the notes in the notated octaves.

With the part (It.). 'With the part', 'with the voice'. An indication to play another, written-out part, or to an accompanist to look to the main part for guidance on tempo, etc. From: colla parte in The Oxford Companion to Music »

with pedal It literally just means "with pedal". It's probably an instruction to either keep pedaling in the same pattern, or to pedal ad lib from there.

Middle C is called middle C because it is in the middle of the grand staff, the combination of treble and bass clef that piano music is most commonly notated on!

"Colla" comes from a Greek word meaning glue.

In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Colla is: An ancient Irish name whos meaning is lost in antiquety.

Often, as a notational convenience and to make for ease of reading, composers may employ symbols denoting that a passage is played an octave higher than written (8va-ottava), or an octave lower than written (8vb-ottava bassa).

Abbreviation for all' ottava or "at the octave." This indication is most often found above specific notes on a staff and indicates that those notes should be performed one octave higher than written. This indication can be used with a dotted line that covers a series of notes to be performed at the octave (above).

: on or from one side or party only - used of legal proceedings.

Noun. párte. part, layer, segment. phase, stage.