Re: Piano pedal gradual release

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "Andrew Bernard" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2019 12:20 AM
Subject: Piano pedal gradual release


> I wonder if it is possible to indicate piano pedal gradual release off,
> and gradual on, using curves? Please refer to attached shots of MS.
>
> We have been able to do great things with pedal lines before in response
> my requests, such as continuation arrows and other decorations (now in
> openlilylib). So I hope our resident masters may have some ideas.
>
>
> Andrew


What on earth does a gradual piano pedal release achieve?  Either the 
dampers are touching the strings or they're not, so it's in effect a binary 
choice.  So a gradual release simply makes the time the sustain ends 
somewhat arbitrary.

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Phil Holmes