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una corda

una corda adverb: indicating that the player depresses the soft pedal, altering, and reducing the volume of the sound. In many pianos, this results in the hammer striking two strings rather than three as in tre corde. Originally, it would have struck one string, but modern pianos have their strings too close together to achieve a true una corda - the movement of the hammers would result in also hitting the first string of the next note.

Adverb

una corda (not comparable)

  1. Indicating that the player depresses the soft pedal, altering, and reducing the volume of the sound. In many pianos, this results in the hammer striking two strings rather than three as in tre corde. Originally, it would have struck one string, but modern pianos have their strings too close together to achieve a true una corda - the movement of the hammers would result in also hitting the first string of the next note.

Antonyms of una corda

Origin of una corda

From Italian una corda (“one string”).

Questions about una corda

What does una corda mean?
Una corda means indicating that the player depresses the soft pedal, altering, and reducing the volume of the sound. In many pianos, this results in the hammer striking two strings rather than three as in tre corde. Originally, it would have struck one string, but modern pianos have their strings too close together to achieve a true una corda - the movement of the hammers would result in also hitting the first string of the next note.
What part of speech is una corda?
Una corda is an adverb.

Words near una corda in the dictionary

  1. un-with-it
  2. un-woke
  3. Una
  4. Una boat
  5. Una boats
  6. una corda
  7. una corda pedal
  8. una corda pedals
  9. Una District
  10. unabandon
  11. unabandoned

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