Assertion: piano's pedal | /r/HasProperty | pressed
Facets:
value: the way down
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In most classical music, there is a sign that says Ped. where the pedal should be pressed, and one that looks like an asterisk where the pedal should be let go.
text: Because of the great sustain time of a modern piano, these passages sound very blurred and dissonant if the pedal is pressed all the way down and held for the duration of the passage.
text: The middle pedal on a modern piano (a comparatively recent American device) can be for lifting only the bass dampers, or on other pianos, for sustaining whatever note or notes were played at the moment the pedal was pressed.
text: In most classical music, there is a sign that says Ped. where the pedal should be pressed, and one that looks like an asterisk where the pedal should be let go.
text: When the pedal is pressed, all the dampers are detached from the strings, so, when a string is hit by the hammer it continues to vibrate until you release the pedal.