Main gauche



[Fr., left hand]

French term used in piano music indicating that a specific passage is to be played by the left hand. The French words main gauche are translated as "left hand " (main means hand and gauche means left). This term is typically designated with the abbreviation M.g.

See also [Eng.] left hand; [Fr.] main gauche; [Ger.] linke Hand; [It.] mano sinistra; [It.] mano sinistro; [It.] colla sinistra; [It.] col sinistra; [Abbr.] L.H.; [Abbr.] M.g.; [Abbr.] M.s.; [Abbr.] C.s..

Also [Eng.] right hand; [Fr.] main droite; [Ger.] rechte Hand; [It.] mano destra; [It.] colla destra; [It.] col destra; [Abbr.] R.H.; [Abbr.] M.d.; [Abbr.] C.d..

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