sostenuto pedal
noun
: a pedal on some pianos that lifts the dampers from only the strings whose keys are being held down at the moment it is pressed so as to allow those notes to ring while subsequent notes do not
called also sustaining pedal, sostenente pedal
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“Sostenuto pedal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sostenuto%20pedal. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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