una corda
[ oo-nuh-kawr-duh; Italian oo-nah kawr-dah ]
adverb
with the soft pedal depressed (a musical direction in piano playing).
Origin of una corda
11840–50; <Italian: literally, one string, since depressing the soft pedal shifts the hammers so as to strike only two (originally one) of the strings provided for each note
- Compare tre corde.
Words Nearby una corda
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How to use una corda in a sentence
The closing measures, una corda and dolcissimo, afford a reminiscence of the haunting appeal of the chief melody.
Music: An Art and a Language | Walter Raymond SpaldingA beautiful contrast may be made by playing the section in F major with the "una corda" pedal throughout.
Music: An Art and a Language | Walter Raymond Spalding
British Dictionary definitions for una corda
una corda
/ (ˈuːnə ˈkɔːdə) /
adjective, adverb
music (of the piano) to be played with the soft pedal depressed
Origin of una corda
1Italian, literally: one string; the pedal moves the mechanism so that only one string of the three tuned to each note is struck by the hammer
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