damper pedal

American  

noun

Music.

1. a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.

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damper pedal

It was as though somebody had stepped on the damper pedal of the world.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2021

In many modern editions this depression and release of the damper pedal are more accurately indicated by the sign .

From Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens

Using the Two Pedals at Once May the damper pedal and the soft pedal be used simultaneously, or would this be detrimental to the piano?

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Josef Hofmann

The damper pedal will, to be sure, reinforce fortissimo effects, but logically it is only a means of reinforcement and should never be used so that a mere "roar of sound" is produced.

From Music: An Art and a Language by Walter Raymond Spalding

The author deplores the misuse of the damper pedal, which can be made to ruin all the care and effort bestowed on phrasing and tonal effects by the fingers.

From Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Harriette Brower