Main gauche
DEFINITION
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 initials M.g.See also [Eng.] L.H. ; [Eng.] left hand; [Fr.] M.g. ; [It.] M.s. ; [It.] mano sinistra; [It.] C.s. ; [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.