Tre corde vs Una corda

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Tre corde	Una corda
Definition	Release the soft pedal, allowing hammers to strike all three strings	Depress the left pedal on a piano to soften the tone
Category	performance	performance
Pronunciation	treh KOHR-deh	OO-nah KOHR-dah
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	tutte le corde release soft pedal	soft pedal left pedal
Antonyms	Una corda	Tre corde
Usage	At the climax of the phrase, the marking tre corde appears, and the pianist lifts the soft pedal to restore full brilliance.	Beethoven marks una corda in the opening of his Piano Sonata No. 28, creating an intimate, veiled atmosphere.

Definition: Release the soft pedal, allowing hammers to strike all three strings
Category: performance
Pronunciation: treh KOHR-deh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: tutte le corde release soft pedal
Antonyms: Una corda
Usage: At the climax of the phrase, the marking tre corde appears, and the pianist lifts the soft pedal to restore full brilliance.

Definition: Depress the left pedal on a piano to soften the tone
Category: performance
Pronunciation: OO-nah KOHR-dah
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: soft pedal left pedal
Antonyms: Tre corde
Usage: Beethoven marks una corda in the opening of his Piano Sonata No. 28, creating an intimate, veiled atmosphere.