loud pedal
Example Sentences
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He enjoys playing the piano with the loud pedal pushed down, singing bass in his cups, playing the fiddle Saturday nights in a parlor orchestra.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sweet voice was still rising, and she longed that the accompanist would force the tone to cover it a little, and put the loud pedal on.
From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus
"Oh, yes, sir," I responded, using the loud pedal to prove my assertion.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
They come to a piano or pianissimo, and, no longer content with one pedal, they take the soft pedal while the loud pedal is still resounding.
From Piano and Song How to Teach, How to Learn, and How to Form a Judgment of Musical Performances by Nichols, Mary P.
This is popularly called the loud pedal, and the vulgarest use to which it can be put is to multiply the volume of tone.
From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
