main droite – Definition in music

Definition of the French term main droite in music:

right hand

Language

French

Singular

main droite

Plural

mains droites

Abbreviation

m.d.

French musical terms that include main droite:

avec la main droite – with the right hand

Music scores that include main droite:

Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 1 (1723) Page 4
Claude Debussy: Estampes (1903) Page 1
Claude Debussy: La plus que lente (1910) Page 4
Claude Debussy: Pour le piano (1894‑1901) Page 2
Ernesto Nazareth: Pássaros em festa (1920) Page 3
Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (1867‑1886) Page 3
Jehan Alain: 3 Danses (1938) Page 4
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Hapsal (1867) Page 4
Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes: No. 4 (1910) Page 1
Sergey Yevseyev: Poème héroïque (1925) Page 4

French musical terms related to main droite:

avec la main – with the hand
avec la main gauche – with the left hand
baissant la main – lowering the hand
claquement de mains – hand clap (body percussion)
deux mains – two hands
deuxième position – second position (of the hand or finger on a string...
Hand im Schalltrichter – put the hand in the bell (of a wind instrument)
la main – the hand
levez les mains – raise the hands
main – hand
main gauche – left hand