Pedal

Definition of the German term Pedal in music:

pedal (on a musical instrument)
indication to depress the sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that makes notes continue to sound)
pedalboard (foot-operated keyboard on an organ)
pedal division (part of an organ played from the foot-operated pedalboard)

Language

German

Singular

Pedal

Plural

Pedale

Abbreviation

Ped.

German musical terms that include Pedal:

Dämpferpedal – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
Flügelpedal – grand piano pedal
Fortepedal – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
Haltepedal – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
im Pedal alle Register – all stops in the pedal (all available pedal stops ...
Leisepedal – soft pedal (the left pedal on a piano that softens...
linkes Flügelpedal – soft pedal (the left pedal on a piano that softens...
mit Pedalgebrauch – with pedal use
mit Tangentenpedal – with soft pedal (the left pedal on a piano that so...
Pedal-Steel-Gitarre – pedal steel (type of steel guitar)
Pedalboard – pedalboard (board with effect pedals, often used b...
Pedalflügel – pedal piano (kind of piano that includes a pedalbo...
Pedalgebrauch – pedal use (usually referring to the sustain pedal)
Pedalklaviatur – pedalboard (foot-operated keyboard on an organ)
Pedalkoppel – pedal coupler (device on an organ that connects pe...
Pedalpauke – mechanically tuned kettledrum with pedals
Pedalpfeife – pedal pipe
Pedaltaste – pedal key
Pedaltritt – pedal stroke...
Pedalwechsel – pedal change (raise and depress pedal)
Pedalwerk – pedal division (the division of an organ that the ...
Pianopedal – soft pedal (the left pedal on a piano that softens...
sparsamer Pedalgebrauch – sparing pedal use (indication that the sustain ped...
Tangentenpedal – soft pedal (the left pedal on a piano which makes ...
Tonhaltepedal – sostenuto pedal (the middle pedal on a piano that ...

Music scores that include Pedal:

Felix Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words (1829‑1845) Page 3
Franz Schreker: Kammersymphonie (1916) Page 2
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) Page 1
Samuel de Lange Sr.: Andante in A-flat major (1881) Page 1
Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Patina (1925) Page 1

German musical terms related to Pedal:

Dämpfer – mute (device attached to a musical instrument that...
Sordine – mute (device attached to a musical instrument that...
Tritt – pedal...

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