damper pedal
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It was as though somebody had stepped on the damper pedal of the world.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2021
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
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
The pedal employed by the right foot, properly called the "damper pedal," is so named because, by its action, all the dampers of the key-board may be raised simultaneously.
From Music: An Art and a Language by Walter Raymond Spalding
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