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Music symbols
- Abbreviation
- mit Ped.
How is mit Pedal played?
Use the right-hand damper pedal for the indicated passage, lifting the dampers so released notes and unstruck strings can continue to resonate. As a general verbal direction, mit Pedal does not necessarily mean one uninterrupted depression: choose changes and depth from the harmony, articulation, instrument and room unless a Ped.–release pattern or continuous pedal line specifies exact points. Do not substitute the una corda or sostenuto pedal, and do not let the pedal erase notated attacks or phrase endings.
How does mit Pedal sound?
The piano sound becomes resonant and connected, notes overlapping and ringing on instead of stopping with the fingers.
In context
Mit Pedal is the German instruction to use piano damper-pedal resonance; mit Ped. is accepted because three independent scholarly or publisher sources directly expand that exact form. It contrasts with ohne Pedal, while a release mark or Pedal aufheben ends a currently held pedal. Exact timing, depth and repedalling remain contextual unless separately notated.
Equivalent terms
- IT con pedale
- FR avec pédale
- EN with pedal
- DA med pedal