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noun Music.
a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
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Also called loud pedal, reverberation pedal, sustaining pedal .

Words nearby damper pedal

damp box, dampcourse, damp-dry, dampen, damper, damper pedal, Dampier, damping, damping-off, damp-mop, damp off
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Words related to damper pedal

loud pedal, soft pedal, sustaining pedal

How to use damper pedal in a sentence

  • There was, I admit, great clearness—a clearness that became a smudge when you used the damper pedal.

    Old Fogy|James Huneker

  • For the brilliant effect demanded, there should be a liberal use of the damper pedal.

    Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond Spalding

  • In many modern editions this depression and release of the damper pedal are more accurately indicated by the sign .

    Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens

  • May the damper pedal and the soft pedal be used simultaneously, or would this be detrimental to the piano?

    Piano Playing|Josef Hofmann
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