单词 | sostenuto pedal |
释义 | > as lemmassostenuto pedal sostenuto pedal n. a middle pedal provided on some pianos which allows notes played at the moment the pedal is depressed to be sustained, but not those played subsequently; cf. sustaining pedal n. at sustaining adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1879 Musical Times 20 24/2 Yet another novelty is a sostenuto pedal—differing materially from that of the Steinways—which enables the performer to keep the dampers lifted in connection with any given key or keys, without raising them, as the ordinary pedal does, from the whole. 1955 Times 28 Nov. 12/3 His pianist..was reliable but hard and unimaginative, given to over-indulgence in the sostenuto pedal. 1986 Down Beat Sept. 7 (advt.) The Ensoniq Piano..even gives you control over the dynamics with touch sensitivity and sustain and sostenuto pedals. 2007 M. Pilhofer & H. Day Music Theory for Dummies vi. 72 Still other pianos—specifically many concert pianos—have a sostenuto pedal for their middle pedal, which works to sustain one or more notes indefinitely, while allowing successive notes to be played without sustain. < as lemmas |
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