Music Theory Trivia: Hands

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Mano sinistra

Mano sinistra (MS) means to play with the left hand. The opposite of mano sinistra is mano destra.

Mano destra

Mano destra (MD) means to play with the right hand. The opposite of mano destra is mano sinistra.

Best Music Ever Written

Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 by Shostakovich (1959)
Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV 1007-1012 by Bach (1720s)
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 by Beethoven (1825)
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter" by Mozart (1788)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 by Beethoven (1808)
Symphony No. 9 by Mahler (1909)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Beethoven (1824)
The Four Seasons by Vivaldi (1723)
The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky (1913)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Bach (1700s)