damper pedal
Americannoun
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It was as though somebody had stepped on the damper pedal of the world.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2021
There was, I admit, great clearness—a clearness that became a smudge when you used the damper pedal.
From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by James Huneker
The Use of the Pedal for Colouring What is the use of the damper pedal?
From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Josef Hofmann
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
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
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