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<DIV>JIm:</DIV>
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<DIV>This is most helpful. Thanks for the input. I'm grateful.</DIV>
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<DIV>Paul Reveniko-Jones</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 07/21/07 19:10:25 Central Daylight Time, jimfrazee@msn.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>I forget who asked this question (sorry) but here's all you'll ever need to know about all pedals, including sostenuto:</DIV>
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<TD class=num>1.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/53846893&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/53846893&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/53846893&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG>The art of piano pedaling : two classic guides</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by Joseph Banowetz;&nbsp;Brian Richard Mann;&nbsp;Anton Rubinstein;&nbsp;Teresa Carreño</DIV>
<DIV class=type>Language: English &nbsp;Type: <IMG class=icn title=Book height=16 alt="" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-bks.gif" width=16>&nbsp;<NOBR>Book </NOBR><NOBR></NOBR></DIV>
<DIV class=publisher>Publisher: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, ©2003.</DIV><!-- DB: xwc --></TD></TR>
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<TD class=num>2.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/10799298&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/10799298&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/10799298&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG>The pianist's guide to pedaling</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by Joseph Banowetz;&nbsp;Dean Elder</DIV>
<DIV class=type>Language: English &nbsp;Type: <IMG class=icn title=Book height=16 alt="" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-bks.gif" width=16>&nbsp;<NOBR>Book </NOBR><NOBR></NOBR></DIV>
<DIV class=publisher>Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1985.</DIV><!-- DB: xwc --></TD></TR>
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<TD class=num>3.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/44962515&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/44962515&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/44962515&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG>Essays on artistic piano playing and other topics</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by Silvio Scionti;&nbsp;Jack Guerry;&nbsp;NetLibrary, Inc.</DIV>
<DIV class=type>Language: English &nbsp;Type: <IMG class=icn title="Internet Resource" height=16 alt="" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-url.gif" width=16>&nbsp;<NOBR>Internet Resource </NOBR><NOBR><SPAN title="Computer File"><IMG height=16 alt="Computer File" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-com.gif" width=16 align=absMiddle border=0>&nbsp;Computer File</SPAN> </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV class=publisher>Publisher: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©1998.</DIV><!-- DB: xwc --></TD></TR>
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<TD class=num>4.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/947024&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/947024&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/947024&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG>The art of pedaling; a manual for the use of the piano pedals.</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by Heinrich Gebhard</DIV>
<DIV class=type>Language: English &nbsp;Type: <IMG class=icn title=Book height=16 alt="" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-bks.gif" width=16>&nbsp;<NOBR>Book </NOBR><NOBR></NOBR></DIV>
<DIV class=publisher>Publisher: [New York] F. Colombo [1963]</DIV><!-- DB: xwc --></TD></TR>
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<TD class=num>5.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/27010446&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/27010446&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/27010446&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG>A history of pianoforte pedalling</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by David Rowland, Dr.</DIV>
<DIV class=type>Language: English &nbsp;Type: <IMG class=icn title=Book height=16 alt="" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-bks.gif" width=16>&nbsp;<NOBR>Book </NOBR><NOBR><SPAN title="Internet Resource"><IMG height=16 alt="Internet Resource" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-url.gif" width=16 align=absMiddle border=0>&nbsp;Internet Resource</SPAN> </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV class=publisher>Publisher: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.</DIV><!-- DB: xwc --></TD></TR>
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<TD class=num>6.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/35094464&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/35094464&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/35094464&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG title="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/35094464&amp;referer=brief_results&#10;CTRL + Click to follow link">A comparison of piano pedaling literature</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by Miranda Wong</DIV>
<DIV class=type>Language: English &nbsp;Type: <IMG class=icn title=Book height=16 alt="" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-bks.gif" width=16>&nbsp;<NOBR>Book </NOBR>: <NOBR>Thesis/dissertation/manuscript : <NOBR><IMG height=16 alt=Microform src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-micro.gif" width=16 align=absMiddle border=0>&nbsp;Microform</NOBR> </NOBR><NOBR><SPAN title="Archival Material"><IMG height=16 alt="Archival Material" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-mix.gif" width=16 align=absMiddle border=0>&nbsp;Archival Material</SPAN> </NOBR></DIV>
<DIV class=publisher>Publisher: 1994.</DIV><!-- DB: xwc --></TD></TR>
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<TD class=num>7.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/563007&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/563007&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/563007&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG title="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/563007&amp;referer=brief_results&#10;CTRL + Click to follow link">The pedals of the piano-forte and their relation to piano-forte playing and the teaching of composition and acoustics. Four lectures delivered at the Conservatory of music, in Vienna,</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by Hans Schmitt;&nbsp;Frederic S Law</DIV>
<DIV class=type>Language: English &nbsp;Type: <IMG class=icn title=Book height=16 alt="" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-bks.gif" width=16>&nbsp;<NOBR>Book </NOBR><NOBR></NOBR></DIV>
<DIV class=publisher>Publisher: Philadelphia, T. Presser, ©1893.</DIV><!-- DB: xwc --></TD></TR>
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<TD class=num>8.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/47146114&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/47146114&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/47146114&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG>The art of the pedal</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by Nadezhda Iosifovna Golubovskai︠a︡;&nbsp;G A Orlov</DIV>
<DIV class=type>Language: English &nbsp;Type: <IMG class=icn title=Book height=16 alt="" src="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/images/icon-bks.gif" width=16>&nbsp;<NOBR>Book </NOBR><NOBR></NOBR></DIV>
<DIV class=publisher>Publisher: Washington, D.C. : H.A. Frager &amp; Co., ©2000.</DIV><!-- DB: xwc --></TD></TR>
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<TD class=num>9.</TD>
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<DIV class=name><A title=http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/3299968&amp;referer=brief_results href="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/3299968&amp;referer=brief_results" alt="http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/oclc/3299968&amp;referer=brief_results"><STRONG>Modern technique of the pedal : a piano pedal study</STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV class=author>by Karl Ulrich Schnabel</DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<DIV>Jim Frazee</DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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