Re: Piano pedal gradual release

[Orm Finnendahl]

Am Samstag, 30 Nov 2019 10:24:30 -0000 schrieb Phil Holmes:
> What on earth does a gradual piano pedal release achieve? Either the
> dampers are touching the strings or they're not, so it's in effect a
> binary choice. So a gradual release simply makes the time the sustain
> ends somewhat arbitrary.

not really: The right pedal actually controls the amount of pressure
of the dampers to the strings at the pivot point (when the dampers
start to lift) and fine control there changes the damping
behaviour. This effect is not unusual in contemporary music and
normally indicated using a dashed line with an arrow.

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Orm