sustain pedal
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Almost immediately Shipp is holding the sustain pedal and blanketing the keyboard in a minor mode, and Bisio alternating between a low pedal and tension cords of notes on the higher strings.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Novacek’s playing was like a more subtle translation of Josefowicz’s, leaning on the piano’s percussive core, using the sustain pedal for attention-calling washes of resonance and, in the Kurtág, landing some seriously concussive accents.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2019
Then they put screws and playing cards between strings, put duct tape over the dampers, put bricks on the sustain pedal, and other sorts of odd customizations.
From The Verge ● Nov. 8, 2019
He kept the sustain pedal down a fair amount, and sometimes let his bass-clef locomotive figures press on without development.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2010
At the beginning, Beethoven directs the performer to hold down the sustain pedal through the whole first movement, so the strings are never damped.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2010
