Mano sinistra
Play with the left hand, used primarily in keyboard music
Category
performance
Pronunciation
MAH-noh see-NEE-strah
Origin
Italian
Length
219 words · 2 min read
About Mano sinistra
Mano sinistra (abbreviated M.S. or m.s.) instructs the keyboardist to play a passage with the left hand.
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