soft pedal
See also: soft-pedal
English edit
Etymology edit
From soft (“of sound: quiet”) + pedal.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒf(t) ˌpɛdl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɔf(t) ˌpɛdəl/, /ˈsɑf(t)-/
- Hyphenation: soft ped‧al
Noun edit
soft pedal (plural soft pedals)
- (music, also attributively) The leftmost foot-pedal on most pianos which, when pushed, dampens the strings and so softens the note played.
- Synonym: una corda pedal
- Coordinate terms: sostenuto pedal, sustain pedal
Derived terms edit
- soft-pedal (verb)
Translations edit
leftmost foot-pedal on most pianos which softens the note played
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References edit
- ^ “soft pedal, n. and adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.; “soft pedal, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading edit
- soft pedal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia