una corda pedal

Once again, Bannister’s technique was solid, but voicing and dynamics lacked subtlety, most evident in the recitative and lament sections of the third movement, where the soft effects using the una corda pedal were pedestrian.

This statement is proved by directions in pianoforte literature as far back as Beethoven, in whose Sonatas we find the dynamic marks of f and ff coupled with the proscribed use of the una corda pedal.

An important adjunct of the instrument, though even less intelligently used, is the pedal employed by the left foot; that popularly known as the "soft pedal," but of which the technical name is the "una corda" pedal.