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 Hofmann, Josef

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 Spalding, Walter Raymond

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 Brower, Harriette

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 Spalding, Walter Raymond