damper pedal
nounMusic.
a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
- Also called loud pedal, reverberation pedal, sustaining pedal .
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How to use damper pedal in a sentence
There was, I admit, great clearness—a clearness that became a smudge when you used the damper pedal.
Old Fogy | James HunekerFor the brilliant effect demanded, there should be a liberal use of the damper pedal.
Music: An Art and a Language | Walter Raymond SpaldingIn many modern editions this depression and release of the damper pedal are more accurately indicated by the sign .
Music Notation and Terminology | Karl W. GehrkensMay the damper pedal and the soft pedal be used simultaneously, or would this be detrimental to the piano?
Piano Playing | Josef Hofmann
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