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pedalling, vbl. n.
Also pedaling.
[f. pedal v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb in var. senses. Also fig., and with reference to propelling a sled. Also as ppl. a.
1889Athenæum 9 Feb. 188/1 [Organ-music] having the best method of pedalling indicated for all the difficult passages. 1909J. Hofmann Piano Playing 42 Harmonic clarity in pedalling is the basis, but it is only the basis; it is not all that constitutes an artistic treatment of the pedal. 1911H. Brower Art of Pianist xiv. 170 Imagine what a performance of the compositions of Chopin or Liszt would sound like, deprived of proper pedaling. 1916Joyce Portrait of Artist (1969) v. 190 ‘It may be uphill pedalling at first. Take Mr. Moonan. He was a long time before he got to the top.’.. ‘I may not have his talent.’ 1925E. H. Young William iv. 38 A ringing of bicycle bells was heard, and then two pedalling figures..appeared. 1936Y. Bowen (title) Pedalling the modern pianoforte. 1938F. C. Rauser tr. Leimer & Gieseking's Rhythmics vii. 57 It is possible to play a glissando with uninterrupted pedalling. 1948A. Foldes Keys to Keyboard (1950) viii. 50 Pedalling is one of the most complicated processes in piano playing. 1954T. A. Johnson Princ. Pianoforte Pedalling 9 (heading), Pedalling of Arpeggios. 1954Grove's Dict. Mus. (ed. 5) VI. 345/2 We must now consider the subject of pedalling... To look at the pedal-board is often impossible and rarely helpful. 1972Evening Telegram (St. John's, Newfoundland) 24 June 14/3 Pedalling is an art and must be done smoothly, in order not to jerk the sled. 1973Guardian 17 Feb. 15/2 In Britain..pedalling for pleasure is undergoing a sort of mini-renaissance. 1973K. A. Leibovitch tr. Neuhaus's Art of Piano Playing 165 How sad that such a great pianist as Schnabel..showed his lack of understanding in his inappropriate pedalling. |