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
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 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
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
They seem to know only one way to use the damper pedal, and that is to come down hard on it, perhaps giving it a thump at the same time.
From Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Harriette Brower
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