una corda

(o̵̅o̅′nə kôr′də)

Musical Direction with the soft pedal depressed: a note to the pianist

Origin: It, lit., one string: the pedal allows the hammers to strike only one of the strings provided for each key

See una corda in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb & adj.
Music

With the soft pedal of the piano depressed. Used chiefly as a direction.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: : una, one

Origin: + corda, string (so called because depressing the soft pedal causes only one string to be struck of the two or three provided for each note)

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