mano – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term mano in music:

hand

Language

Italian

Singular

mano

Plural

mani

Abbreviation

m.

Italian musical terms that include mano:

a due mani – for two hands
a mano destra – for the right hand
a mano dritta – for the right hand
a mano manca – for the left hand
a mano sinistra – for the left hand
a quattro mani – for four hands
a tre mani – for three hands
abbassamento di mano – lowering of the hand
alzando la mano – raising the hand
battito delle mani – hand clap (body percussion)
campana a mano – handbell
campanello a mano – handbell
colla mano – with the hand
corno a mano – natural horn
la mano nella campana – the hand in the bell (of a wind instrument)
levate le mani – raise the hands
mano destra – right hand
mano dritta – right hand
mano manca – left hand
mano sinistra – left hand
mano sinistra sopra – left hand above the right hand
nella mano destra – in the right hand
nella mano sinistra – in the left hand
pianoforte a 4 mani – piano four hands
terza mano – literally "third hand"...
terzo mano – literally "third hand"...

Music scores that include mano:

Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 4
Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (1852‑53) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor (1830) Page 3
Geremia Saltelli: Sinfonia per Organo (ca. 1880) Page 2