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Sostenuto Pedal

anyone here really use this middle pedal?

by SolArt on 10/28/2006, 10:25

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sostenuto pedal was created by debussy.
play a note or a chord and press sostenuto pedal (or debussy's pedal)
while the note(s) are held; those notes will sound while pedal is held.
try it and you will see the difference with the sustain pedal.
in sostenuto pedal, only notes played before pressing are sounding.
in damper pedal (or sustain pedal) all notes remain sounding while pressing pedal.

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by albetan on 10/28/2006, 10:56

when i used to play trumpet years ago i used to get some interesting effects by playing a chord on the piano and weighting the sostenuto pedal (never knew that's what it's called until just now) down with a book. with the lid of the piano i would blow my horn into the sound board of the piano. whenever i would play a note in the chord the strings would resonate, producing that pitch.

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by jwv76 on 10/28/2006, 12:15

should read "with the lid of the piano open..."

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by jwv76 on 10/28/2006, 12:17

it's fun to hit a bass note quickly a bit ahead (to "catch it"), then hit that sostenuto pedal & of course hold it down, then go up there with those rootless lh voicings, & your flashy rh. the beauty of it is you can still use the sustain pedal simultaneously. this technique sounds pretty damn good & full.;)

question, ljp members of note; anyone use it in this way?

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by SolArt on 10/31/2006, 02:19

while not a member of note, (or is there a pun here?) i use the same technique at home on the real piano (solo).
portable pianos generally support sostenuto, but many software instruments (on the laptop) do not. however, ivory does support it.

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by alhaynes on 10/31/2006, 15:29

if you play "really" out at all: play a passage and end on a resolute chord, then hold the middle pedal on that chord. then start playing really fast random notes and then stop - if you hit enough notes, that resolute chord will still be ringing out. it's hard to describe but it sounds rather bizarre (unnatural) and honestly to me it is a very unique sound.

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by sykora on 10/31/2006, 21:49

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by albetan on 10/28/2006, 10:56

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by albetan on 10/28/2006, 10:56

by jwv76 on 10/28/2006, 12:15

by jwv76 on 10/28/2006, 12:17

by SolArt on 10/31/2006, 02:19

by alhaynes on 10/31/2006, 15:29

by sykora on 10/31/2006, 21:49

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