pedale

Definition of the Italian term pedale 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

Italian

Singular

pedale

Plural

pedali

Abbreviation

ped.

Italian musical terms that include pedale:

clavier e pedale – manual and pedal (to be played using both the keyb...
col pedale – with the pedal
con due pedali – with two pedals (on piano usually an indication to...
con pedale – with the pedal (with the damper pedal)
doppio pedale – double bass drum pedal...
due pedali – two pedals (on piano usually an indication to use ...
mettete le pedali – put down the pedals
pedale celeste – celeste pedal (on a piano)
pedale come nella prima parte – pedal like in the first part
pedale del forte – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
pedale del risonanza – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
pedale di forte – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
pedale di risonanza – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
pedale doppio – double the part (in octaves) on the pedals
pedale forte – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
pedale per cassa – bass drum pedal
pedale risonanza – sustain pedal (the right pedal on a piano that mak...
pedale sempre ad ogni – always depress the pedal at every
pedale sostenuto – sostenuto pedal (the middle pedal on a piano that ...
pedale tonale – sostenuto pedal (the middle pedal on a piano that ...
pedale una corda – soft pedal (the left pedal on a piano that softens...
sempre col pedale – always with the pedal
sempre con pedale – always with pedal
sempre pedale – always with pedal
sempre senza pedale – always without pedal
senza pedale – without pedal
staccato e senza pedale – staccato (short and detached notes) and without pe...
stretto pedale – fast pedal (indicating a piano passage with freque...
tenuto per il pedale – held with the pedal (hold the chord by depressing ...

Music scores that include pedale:

Claude Debussy: Estampes (1903) Page 1
Franz Liszt: Consolations (1849–50) Page 1
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 2
Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (1852‑53) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (1720‑1725) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß (1708‑1917) Page 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (1708) Page 1
Joseph Gungl: Kaufmann's Casino-Tänze (ca. 1850) Page 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Für Elise (1810) Page 1
Robert Schumann: Carnaval (1833‑35) Page 1

Italian musical terms related to pedale:

pedaliera – pedalboard (foot-operated keyboard on an organ)...
sordino – mute (device attached to a musical instrument that...

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