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 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
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
Explain the mechanical action of the damper pedal, and its effect when used; also, that of the soft pedal.
From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by J. Cree (Jerry Cree) Fischer
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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