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The abbreviation Ped. below the staff, instructing the pedal down.
Also known as: Pedal marking, Ped under the staff
Ped. below the staff tells a pianist to press the sustain pedal; a small asterisk-like mark releases it. Modern scores increasingly use a bracket line instead, which shows the exact span.
Instructs a pianist to depress the sustain pedal, lifting the dampers so strings continue to sound after the keys are released.
Contexts: Music
Is released at a small star-shaped mark, or shown as a bracketed horizontal line whose length states the exact span — the newer convention and the more precise one.
Contexts: Music
The letters P, e and d in an ornate serif face followed by a full stop, set below the lowest staff line.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.