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From the beginning to the sign for the coda, then skip to the coda.
Printed at the end of a section (D.C. al Coda, or with the coda sign 𝄌): go back to the beginning, play to the To Coda marking or the coda sign, then jump to the coda, which carries the same sign. The two signs must match.
Abbreviations: D.C. al Coda
It lets a reprise end differently from the first time without rewriting the whole section — the classic scherzo, trio, scherzo and coda shape, or a song whose last verse leads to a new ending. Place the departure sign clearly above the staff and start the coda on a new system. With more than one jump in a piece, number or name them.
Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, second movement, flute, m. 546: “Scherzo da capo al” followed by the coda sign and “e poi la Coda” — back to the Scherzo as far as the sign, then on to the Coda.
Da capo al coda is one of 1755 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary: the words, abbreviations and instrument names that appear in printed scores, plus the vocabulary composers use to talk about them.
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